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Series X: "Our North American Foremothers" Documentary

Scope and Content Note

Materials from NOW's circa 1972 multimedia documentary, "Our North American Foremothers", written and produced by Anne Grant. Includes over twelve hundred slides depicting historical figures (primarily portraits), places, documents, and artifacts from the struggle for women's rights, a twenty-five page script for the show narrating the history of women's rights and feminism, photographs, and ephemera. Also includes four reels of 16 mm film made for the project by Maria Lessing but not included in the final project.

Note: the script is also located in Series V: Programs, and correspondence about copyright is located in Series II: Correspondence.

NOW Slides, Vol. 1: 1-14 [1 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 1: 1-14 [2 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 2: 15-30 [1 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 2: 15-30 [2 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 3: 31-44 [1 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 3: 31-44 [2 of 2]

NOW Slides, Vol. 4: 45-60 [1 of 3], undated

Box: 36, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 4: 45-60 [2 of 3], undated

Box: 36, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 4: 45-60 [3 of 3], undated

Box: 36, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Script, Cards, Photographs

Box: 36, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Unidentified Portrait, 1972

Box: 37, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Slideshow Opening Credits [Color Photographs], 1972

Box: 36, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Loretta", [1974]

Box: 38, reel: cuid34962 (Material Type: Moving Images)
Box: 44, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The paper materials include one letter describing the production of the film by Maria Lassnig for the Foremothers Project.

Video

"Loretta"

"7252 / Lassing / Harriet Tubman" [small reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38, reel: data_value_missing_c4fb7a6bc318db9a41c678c113082284 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Video

"7252 / Lassing / Harriet Tubman" [small reel (50 ft.)]

"7256 / Lessing" [small reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38, reel: data_value_missing_155435eebe56b706720e9773a3fc6c98 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Video

"7256 / Lessing" [small reel (50 ft.)]

"Loretta and Claudia on the bycycle [sic]" [Small Reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38, reel: data_value_missing_ca46ec92370841237d9a0b9e89066491 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Video

"Loretta and Claudia on the bycycle [sic]" [Small Reel (50 ft.)]

"Lessing / first close-ups / Mon / Loretta on the bycicle [sic]" [small reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38, reel: data_value_missing_b867dd9d48d212fe6c06c1c305271eba (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Video

"Lessing / first close-ups / Mon / Loretta on the bycicle [sic]" [small reel (50 ft.)]

List of Historical Women, circa 1970-1984, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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