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Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press Collection (C4403)

Collection Number: C4403

Collection Title: Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press Collection

Dates: 1961-2013

Creator: Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press

Abstract: Material created and collected by an education and publishing organization working towards media democracy and media justice for women includes publications, campaign and political buttons, and a dissertation on the institute’s founder, Donna Allen.

Collection Size: 0.8 cubic feet (27 folders)

Language: Collection materials are in English.

Repository: The State Historical Society of Missouri

Restrictions on Access: Collection is open for research. This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Columbia. If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. Collections may be viewed at any research center.

Restrictions on Use: The Donor has given, assigned, and transferred to the University of Missouri all copyrights, and associated rights the Donor may possess in the materials.

Preferred Citation: [Specific item; box number; folder number] Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press Collection (C4403); The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center- Columbia [after first mention may be abbreviated to SHSMO-Columbia].

Donor Information: The collection was donated to the University of Missouri by Martha Leslie Allen in 2011 (Accession No. CA6331). An addition was made on 5, 2014, by Martha Leslie Allen (Accession No. CA6331.01).

Related Materials: Additional materials related to the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press can be found in the following collections:

Donna Allen Papers (C3795) Directory of Women's Media Records (C4066)

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Processed by: Processed by Elizabeth Engel, January 23, 2020

Historical Note:

Founded in 1972 by Dr. Donna Allen, the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) is a nonprofit organization concerned with democratizing communications media and expanding freedom of the press. Dr. Martha Allen, the daughter of Donna Allen, became WIFP’s director in 1985 and later the organization’s president after her mother’s death in 1999.

The organization published Media Report to Women from 1972 to 1987, as well as the Directory of Women’s Media from 1975 to 1989 and 2001 to 2017. The organization also held conferences in the 1970s and 1980s. WIP continues to hold events concerning women and the media, as well as award the “Women and Media Award” to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in expanding women’s voices in the media.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged alphabetically by type of material.

Scope and Content Note:

The collection largely contains political and campaign buttons collected by Donna and Martha Allen. The buttons were arranged in sets by the donor and these set numbers have been retained. Also included are publications produced by WIFP, as well as a dissertation and biographical information on Donna Allen.

Container List: f. 1 Biographical information on Donna Allen, 2000-2001 f. 2-4 Dissertation, “Reason and Radicalism: The History of Donna Allen and Women’s Activism in Media,” Danna L. Walker, 2003 f. 5-22 Political and campaign buttons (43 sets of buttons) f. 5 Descriptions of buttons, 2011 f. 6 Set #1: United Nations Decade for Women and other Events (3); Set #2: No More Fun and Games: A Journal of Female Liberation, Oct. 1968 (1); Set #3: Women Strike for Peace, Nov. 1, 1961 (2) f. 7 Set #4: Yvonne Wanrow and Joann Little (2); Set #5: Inez Garcia (2); Set #6: Karen Silkwood (1) f. 8 Set #7: , 1970-1972 (5); Set #8: presidential campaign, 1972 (2); Set #9: Brigade, Jan. 15, 1968 (1) f. 9 Set #10: for President, 1988 (1); Set #11: vice presidential campaign, 1984 (4); Set #12: Memphis legislative campaigns of Pam Gaia and Minerva Johnican (2) f. 10 Set #13: Dateline Copenhagen: Woman’s View, 1980 (1); Set #14: Seneca Women’s Peace Encampment (1); Set #15: Women’s Pentagon Action, Nov. 1980 (2)

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f. 11 Set #16: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (5); Set #17: ERA including March on Washington, 1978 (5) f. 12 Set #18: National Women’s Political Caucus and White House Project (2); Set #19: Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press, c. 2008 (1); Set #20: Equal Pay buttons from various years showing pay discrepancies (7) f. 13 Set #21: Anti-Violence Against Women (8); Set #22: First National Convention, 1979 (3) Box 002 f. 14 Set #23: Pro Choice buttons (14) f. 15 Set #24: Sisterfire, June 1987 (1); Set #25: Aug. 26 (2); Set #26: Union Women (2) f. 16 Set #27: (1); Set #28: National Women’s History Project, 1998 (1); Set #29: Encouraging Women’s Vote (1); Set #30: Women’s Peace and Justice (4) f. 17 Set #31: /Gay Solidarity (3); Set #32: Women of Color (7) f. 18 Set #33: Early women’s liberation buttons (8); Set #34: Spirituality (3) f. 19 Set #35: Women the Majority (3); Set #36: Political Women Leadership (10) f. 20 Set #36 (cont.): Political Women Leadership (8); Set #37: Women single/married/Ms. (5) f. 21 Set #38: Sisterhood (4); Set #39: Women in New Roles (6); Set #40: Women Out of Control (4) f. 22 Set #40 (cont.): Women Out of Control (3); Set #41: Visions in conference (1); Set #42: Women’s Solidarity with Vietnamese people, c. 1960s (1); Set #43: Miscellaneous buttons (2) f. 23-27 WIFP Publications f. 23 Media Democracy, 2007 f. 24 Media Democracy: Past, Present, and Future, 2002 f. 25 Muslim Women and the Cyberspace Revolution, Hearly G. Mayr, 1997 f. 26-27 Voice for Media Democracy, 2001-2010, 2012-2013 (annual serial)

Index:

Index Terms Folders Allen, Donna, 1920-1999 1-4 Campaign buttons 5-22 Mass media and women 23-27 National Women and Media Collection 1-27 Women political activists 2-4 Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press 1-27

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