Feminist Archive North
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Feminist Archive North
Classmark: FAN
Date(s): 20th-21st century
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/419862
Collection group(s): Feminist Archive North
Description
FAN was created in the 1980s, when material from the Feminist Archive South, the sister archive founded earlier in the South-West, was relocated to the North of England. FAN was housed first in the University of Bradford and then in Leeds Metropolitan University. During this time the collection grew. In 2001 FAN was moved to Special Collections, in the Brotherton Library at the University of Leeds.
The Archive includes personal and organisational archives from the EOC, WAVAW, FINRRAGE and Women's Aid. It holds conference papers, dissertations, books, and complete runs of important WLM journals such as Spare Rib, Shrew, Women’s Report, Scarlet Woman, Shifra and Women’s Voice. There are also leaflets, video and audio tapes, posters and other ephemera - a wealth of contemporary material, much of which is unique to this collection.
FAN holds, and continues to accept, dissertations relating to women’s studies and, since 1995, has been developing an oral history collection comprised of interviews of women involved in the WLM in Leeds and Bradford, from 1969-1979.
The Archive is regularly used by women students, academics, and activists for research and/ or interest.
Access and usage
Access
Some parts of this collection have not been listed in detail and the content may be protected under the Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation. Please consult the relevant part of the catalogue for specific details. Where a detailed record does not exist, please contact Special Collections. Upon receipt of your request, a member of the team will discuss your requirements with you and review relevant material accordingly
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Collection guide: Feminist Archive North Collections
The Feminist Archive North holds a wide variety of material relating to the Women's Liberation Movement from 1969 to the present day.