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Augustana College Department of Women's and Gender Studies records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 69
Abstract
The Augustana College Women’s and Gender Studies program was founded in 1985. The program uses an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates the offerings of many different departments at the College—English, History, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology—to explore issues of gender, power, and sexuality. The Augustana College Department of Women’s and Gender Studies records, 1976-2011 and undated, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and other papers...
Dates:
1976-2011 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Nancy Huse papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 383
Abstract
Nancy Huse was an Augustana College professor and co-founder of the college’s Women’s and Gender Studies program. The Nancy Huse papers, 1974-2006 and undated, primarily relate to Huse's role in promoting women's rights at Augustana College. Papers include foundational documents for Augustana College's Committee on the Status of Women, materials Huse accumulated in support of her classes, and winning essays of the Mary Wollstonecraft Writing Award for excellence in women's and gender studies...
Dates:
1974-2006 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records
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Identifier: MSS 310
Abstract
The Quad Cities chapter of the National Organization for Women (QC NOW) began in August 1970 with a few women who organized a teach-in on women's rights. The group has campaigned for a variety of feminist and women's rights issues, including the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, legalization of abortion access and preservation of reproductive rights, and sexual assault prevention. The National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records,...
Dates:
1966-2004 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections