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Valigra, Lori 1976, PAAR organization aids rape victims, University of Pittsburgh

A branch of the Rape Crisis Center, PAAR, also known as Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, became an independent off-campus organization. They began…

Trent, Mattie 1978, WREE Comes To Pittsburgh, New Pittsburgh Courier

This source details that WREE, Women for Racial and Economic Equality, are establishing its presence in Pittsburgh. This article details some of…

The Pitt News 1983, Rape Study and Resources Being Developed at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh

PAAR works with Pitt to develop rape and assault resources for undergraduate and graduate students, which include developing a hotline, counseling…

The Greater Pittsburgh Area Chapter and the South Hills Chapter, NOW: Women's Issues, Women's Center, and Women's Studies Program, July 1971

Newsletter looks at progress and identification of women's rights with high focus within Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Area. Looking at the bills,…

Stone, Scot 1980, Pitt Women's Center Searches for External Funding, University of Pittsburgh News and Publications

After the provost's office announced it's decision to not fund the Pitt Women's Center, starting June 30, 1981, the director of the center Cynthia…

International Adoptions Bring Emotional Baggage, Speaker Says, Snowbeck, Christopher, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2001

Mi Ok Song Bruining visits Pitt to discuss the issues, trauma, and advice she has surrounding international and interracial adoption. The visit to…

Tags: Marianne Novy, Women's Studies

Salper, Roberta, "Domestic Subversive: A Feminist’s Take on the Left 1960-1976", Anaphora Literary Press, 1960-1976

Roberta Salper's book; written on the sixties from the feminist perspective

Robinson, Mamie 1973, Women In Politics: 1000 Delegates Attend the GOP State Convention at Pittsburgh, Pa., Philadelphia Tribune

This account details the attendance of approximately one thousand women at the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women. This article details…

Robert, Flipping Jr. 1975, Black Women's Coalition's Panel Questions Candidates, New Pittsburgh Courier

This article from the New Pittsburgh Courier details a candidate's night sponsored by the Black Women's Coalition of Greater Pittsburgh. This event…

Pattak, Evan, Women's Lib Combats Inequalities, University of Pittsburgh, January 23, 1970

An article from Pitt News from January 1970. It discusses the women's panel from a convocation, who discussed issues affecting women such as academic…