University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Women’s Coalition, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.).

Records, 1972-1987.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 177

2.6 cubic ft. (6 archives boxes, and 1 small archives box)

ABSTRACT: Records from an umbrella group of women’s organizations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1972, the purpose of the Coalition was to support the many women’s groups which developed in Milwaukee during the feminist movement of the 1970s. The Coalition worked to combat sex discrimination, educate women regarding their legal rights, vocational possibilities and personal health and to serve as an advocate for women. The Coalition was especially active from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, though the collection spans from 1972 to 1987.

The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, print and near-print materials concerning the Women’s Coalition’s activities, projects and member organizations. The Coalition sponsored such projects as "Take Back the Night" rallies, the Displaced Homemaker’s Task Project, a Preventative Education Project, and helped to form a sexual assault treatment center. Other projects developed into member groups, including the Women’s Crisis Line, Task Force on Battered Women, Task Force on Prostitution/Myriad, and the Women’s Graphic Arts Project. During varying periods the Coalition included up to 15 member groups. These groups included National Organization for Women chapters, Amazon Collective, Grapevine, Sojourner Truth House, Women Pro Se, Coalition for Right to Choice, and Wisconsin Women in the Arts.

In addition to records of these groups and projects, the collection also includes subject files on topics such as women’s health issues, the Equal Rights Amendment, sex role stereotyping, legal issues and pornography.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Women's Coalition, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1972-1987. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 177. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION: Presented by the Women’s Coalition of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1975 (accession number M75-593). Presented by Jamakaya of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1999 (accession number M99-133).

PROCESSING: Processed by Natalie Rubocki in November 1999.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

Abused women--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
Equal rights amendments.
Feminism.
Rape--Prevention.
Sex discrimination against women--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
Women--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Societies and clubs.

MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 177	BOX	FOLDER
Office Files, Coalition Meeting Minutes, 1974-1979	1	1
Office Files, Coalition Staff Minutes, 1980-1981	1	2
Office Files, Collective Log, 1970-1978	1	3
Office Files, Committee Meeting Notes, 1979	1	4
Office Files, Coordinating Committee Log, 1978-1979	1	5
Office Files, Coordinating Committee Log, 1979-1980	1	6
Office Files, Coordinating Committee Log, 1980-1982	1	7
Office Files, Coalition History (Herstory), 1976-1978	1	8
Office Files, Common Ground, Women’s Coalition Newsletters, 1978-1981	2	1
Office Files, Women’s Calendars, 1972, 1975	2	2
Office Files, The Women’s Coalition of Milwaukee, 1972-1987: Feminist Activism at the Local Level Thesis by Jamakaya, undated	2	3
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, "Alice Doesn’t" National Women’s Strike Day, 1975	2	4
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Community Education Project, 1979-1981	2	5
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Local Action Newsclippings, 1972-1975	2	6
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Miscellaneous, 1975-1978	2	7
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, National Lesbian Feminist Organization, 1978-1979	2	8
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, New Concept Self Development Center, Inc., 1982	2	9
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Non-Violent Feminist Center, 1971	2	10
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, N.O.W. (National Organization for Women), 1975	2	11
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Sexual Assault Treatment Center of Greater Milwaukee, 1976-1982	2	12
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Take Back the Night, 1980-1984	2	13
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Task Force on Battered Women, 1976-1980	2	14
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Task Force on Battered Women, 1976	3	1
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Wisconsin Women’s Land, 1977-1979	3	2
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Women Against Rape, 1979-1983	3	3
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Women’s Crisis Line, 1975-1986	3	4
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Proposals, 1979-1981	3	5
Office Files, Women’s Organization Information, Training Manual, undated	3	6
Subject Files, Abortion, 1976-1983	4	1
Subject Files, Affirmative Action, 1971-1980	4	2
Subject Files, Alcohol and Women, 1977-1980	4	3
Subject Files, Bibliographies, 1975-1980	4	4
Subject Files, Birth Control, 1982-1984	4	5
Subject Files, Child Care, 1974-1982	4	6
Subject Files, Consensus Decision Making, undated	4	7
Subject Files, Credit and Women, 1976-1978	4	8
Subject Files, Divorce, 1972-1982	4	9
Subject Files, Education, 1972-1982	4	10
Subject Files, ERA (Equal Rights Amendment), 1970-1983	5	1
Subject Files, Feminist Art, 1974	5	2
Subject Files, Health, 1973-1977	5	3-4
Subject Files, Homemakers, 1981-1984	5	5
Subject Files, International Women’s Year, 1975	5	6-7
Subject Files, Legal Issues, 1974-1977	6	1-2
Subject Files, Networking, 1978-1985	6	3
Subject Files, Organizing, 1973-1977	6	4
Subject Files, Pornography, 1977-1981	6	5
Subject Files, Rape, 1973-1980	6	6-7
Subject Files, Judge Seraphim, 1979	6	8
Subject Files, Sex Role Stereotyping, 1981-1984	7	1
Subject Files, University Women, 1981	7	2
Subject Files, Working Women, 1972-1981	7	3