Women's Information, Referral and Enquiry Service Box 01
Description
Campaigns and information related to violence against women and children, sexual politics, and directories of support organisations 1) Violence against women and children 1977-80 2) Newport women’s action group campaign to defend battered women who killed perpetrator 3) Women Against Violence against women (Leeds 1979) leaflet publicising week of action 4) the ‘Maw’ sisters campaign poster– The Maw daughters killed violent father 5) Leaflet asking for contributors to Rape in Marriage research 1981 6) Women against Rape. campaign re criminalising rape in marriage 1983 7) Letter to the criminal Law Revision Committee Working Party on sexual offences from the 1981 Lesbian Conference re criminalising rape in marriage. 1981 8) Letters to ‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine about incest nd 9) Incest fact Sheet – BBC Wales 10) Letter about incest sent to WIRES, 1981) 11) Women persecuted because of family ‘honour’ - article 12) Freedom for Astrid Proll – campaign information. 13) National Union of students press release re issuing of advice to colleges combatting sex assaults 1979 14) South Wales Echo - misogynist ‘cartoon’ in relation to the opening of a rape advice centre, 1979 15) ‘International Solidarity Against rape and institutional violence’ - article about rape and violence against women 16) Guardian newspaper article criticising women chanting ‘castrate men’ on a reclaim the night march, 1979` 17) Articles on rape (2) 18) ‘Women against Rape’ organisation– Introduction and statement of aims nd 19) Women against Rape –first national meeting 1978 20) Letter from Women’s Rape Action Group giving information about the organisation 1980 21) Information on police harassment of Women against Rape during a protest demonstration. 22) Campaigns against leniency of judiciary in rape cases –letters, articles and a petition 1977. 23) ‘Defend Sarah Dixon’ Campaign - defending the right of women to carry weapons to protect themselves from male violence. 24) Negligent police attitudes to sexual violence against women 25) Publicity for meeting about sexual violence against children in care homes – organised by Women Against Rape, 1978 26) Rape Counselling and Research Project – note asking for volunteers to support victims in areas of the country where there are no rape crisis centres 1979. 27) ‘Protection in Court for victims of rape’ press release from the Scottish Council for Civil Liberties, Glasgow 1981. 28) Rights of Women –workshop on the law related to sexual violence against women. nd 29) Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) -leaflet promoting ‘day of Action. ‘ nd 30) Feminists Against Sexual Terrorism ‘FAST’ info sheet 1978 31) Press release re publicity for a national Reclaim the Night march supported by the National Union of Students. 32) Gay magazine ‘Outcome’ seeking information for an article on rape. 33) WIRES card index on rape publications and resources 34) Sample of a ‘Rape is not a Joke’ address label used on envelopes 1983 35) Self Defence 1984-86 (lists of classes/training available, info on the Self Defence Network, leaflet on Dutch summer camps, letters to WIRES) 36) Rape Crisis Centres (RCC) and RC help phone lines General information on RCCs 1) Birmingham Rape Crisis and Research Centre first Annual report 1980 2) RCC leaflet London 3) RCC leaflet Sheffield 4) RCC – article about RCCs and myth busting about rape 5) RCC Dublin Press release about RCCs 6) Manchester rape crisis help line Women’s Aid – information about different refuges, articles on refuges, information about campaigns and lists of national contacts 1971- 83 Reclaim the Night – general information about RTN and information about police conduct at RTN marches. Women’s Centres (WCs) and woman’s organisations 1) Guide to setting up WCs 2) Directories of WCs 3) Directories of Women’s organisations and women’s newsletters 4) Information about individual WCs and their activities.
Metadata
| Identifier | sdsyc6gb |
| IRN | 490866 |
| Class Mark | FAN/WIRES/01 |
| Level | Series |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/sdsyc6gb |
| Collection(s) | Feminist Archive North |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Women's Information, Referral and Enquiry Service |
| Date | 1977-1983 |
| Size and Medium | 1 box |