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Women Against Violence Against Women
Mary Gehman’s Feminist Ephemera: Violence Against Women
Mary Gehman’s Feminist Ephemera: Violence Against Women
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Women Against Violence Against Women
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Women Against Violence Against Women
Rape Prevention and Avoidance
Domestic Violence and Sexual Discrimination
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Title: Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) Informational Flyer
Description: Volunteers of the Rape Crisis Service and victims of rape created the Women Against Violence Against Women group and were committed to community outreach and social protest. At the bottom is a form for individuals to express their interest in belonging to WAVAW.
Creator: Women Against Violence Against Women
Subject: Information about the creation of the Women Against Violence Against Women group.
Publisher: Times-Picayune
Format: Flyer
Date: August 11, 1977
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Title: Take Back the Night Rally and March Flyer
Description: Flyer for a march hosted by Take Back the Night at Tulane University from 4 pm to 8 pm on Friday, April 8, 1983. This orange legal-sized flyer is highly decorated and contains information about the march, including notes handwritten by Gehman, stating the year (which was omitted in the original printing of the object) and that the march was canceled. The flyer notes that this "Community Speak-Out" would feature spokeswomen from various minority groups, including Native American, battered, Black, Church, union, raped, teaching and working, medical, non-violent and armed, and elderly and disabled women. It is also stated that at the time, New Orleans was the foremost city responsible for rape and violent sex crimes against children. The item was folded twice and is in good condition.
Creator: Tulane Students affiliated with the Take Back The Night movement.
Subject: Take Back the Night
Publisher: Newcomb Women's Center
Format: Legal-Size Paper
Date: April 8, 1983
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Title: Take Back the Night Declaration and Demands
Caption: p. 1
Description: The creation of the "Take Back the Night" movement, created by Women Against Violence Against Women to protest against the violence the women of New Orleans experience on a daily basis. This proclamation contains two parts, the declaration, and demands of WAVAW.
Creator: Women Against Violence Against Women and Women Take Back the Night
Subject: Declaration of grievances and list of demands drafted by WAVAW and delivered at the TBTN rally in January 1980.
Type: Mission Statement
Date: January 1980
Contributor: Women Against Violence Against Women
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Title: Take Back the Night Declaration and Demands
Caption: p. 2
Description: The creation of the "Take Back the Night" movement, created by Women Against Violence Against Women to protest against the violence the women of New Orleans experience on a daily basis. This proclamation contains two parts, the declaration, and demands of WAVAW.
Creator: Women Against Violence Against Women and Women Take Back the Night
Subject: Declaration of grievances and list of demands drafted by WAVAW and delivered at the TBTN rally in January 1980.
Type: Mission Statement
Date: January 1980
Contributor: Women Against Violence Against Women
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Title: Take Back the Night Declaration and Demands
Caption: p. 3
Description: The creation of the "Take Back the Night" movement, created by Women Against Violence Against Women to protest against the violence the women of New Orleans experience on a daily basis. This proclamation contains two parts, the declaration, and demands of WAVAW.
Creator: Women Against Violence Against Women and Women Take Back the Night
Subject: Declaration of grievances and list of demands drafted by WAVAW and delivered at the TBTN rally in January 1980.
Type: Mission Statement
Date: January 1980
Contributor: Women Against Violence Against Women
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Title: Take Back the Night Speech
Description: This is a copy of the speech Donna Myhre delivered on January 26, 1980 at a rally after the Take Back the Night March. It discusses the grievances of the women of New Orleans that was the catalyst for the TBTN March.
Creator: Donna Myhre
Subject: Donna Myhre's speech delivered at the rally following the Take Back the Night March on January 26, 1980.
Source: Take Back the Night March
Date: January 26, 1980
Relation: Women Against Violence Against Women, Take Back the Night
Exhibit Sections
Women Against Violence Against Women
Rape Prevention and Avoidance
Domestic Violence and Sexual Discrimination