Lisa Leghorn Papers, 1966-1982
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Sophia Smith Collection Smith College Northampton, MA
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Lisa Leghorn Papers
Creation of Lisa Leghorn Papers
Time of Creation of Lisa Leghorn Papers
Leghorn, Lisa
Biographical History for: Lisa Leghorn Papers
Biographical Note Feminist and author Lisa Leghorn received her Master's degree from Goddard College. She is the author of Social Responses to Battered Women (1976), co-author of Who really starves? : Women and World Hunger (Lisa Leghorn and Mary Roodkowsky, 1977); Woman's Worth: Sexual Economics and the World of Women (Lisa Leghorn and Katherine Parker, 1981); and co-author (with Betsy Warrior) of Houseworker's Handbook (1974), as well as numerous published articles. In the 1970's Leghorn worked with Transition House, a battered women's shelter in Boston. No further biographical information is available at this time.
Lisa Leghorn donated her Papers to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1987. Periodic additions to this collection are expected and may not be included in this record.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Lisa Leghorn Papers consist of her research files, organized by subject. Types of material include articles, notes, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, and printed material. The files relate to her books on women and development; woman and hunger; women, economics and housework. There are also materials on battered women (including Laura X case); women's rights in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean and the U.S.; and the International Women's Year Conference in Houston in 1977.
The Papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.
Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials authored by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Preliminary processing done by Annie-Sage Whitehurst, Fraenkel intern, 2009.
Feminists -- United States -- Biography -- Sources
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Food supply -- Developing countries
Hunger -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Women -- Economic conditions
Women in development -- International cooperation -- History -- Sources
Women -- International cooperation -- History -- Sources
Women -- Nutrition -- Social aspects
Women -- Social conditions.
Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century - Sources
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National Women's Conference (1st: 1977: Houston, Tex.)
"Baby Bottle": periodical, resources list and clippings1975-1978
Battered women
Miscellaneous periodicals1977-1983
Leghorn's "Social Responses to Battered Women"1976
Early feminist movement
Published material: clippings, periodicals, and mailings1966-1978
Housework
Clippings, papers, pamphlets and periodicals1973-1980
International Women's Year Conference (Houston): mailings and printed material1975-1977
Women and development: official reports, clippings, pamphlets and a paper1975-1980
Women and economics, paid work and financial independence: clippings and articles1975-1982
Women and global culture
Cross-culturally and internationally: clippings and articles1974-1981
Egalitarian societies: papers, clippings and booklets1975-1977, n.d.
Africa: clippings, papers, booklets, periodicals1975-1976, n.d.
Asia: mailings, clippings, periodicals1973-1980, n.d.
Women in the Carribean, China and Cuba: printed material, mailings1974-1978
Women in Latin America: publications1975-1978, n.d.
Women and hunger
Paper, periodicals1973-1977
"Women in a Hungry World" packet1979
Periodicals
Women: A Journal of Liberation (vol.3, no.4)n.d.
No More Fun and Games / The Female State: A Journal of Female Liberation (issues 2-5)1969-1971