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Sisters for Health Education (S.H.E.) records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 150
 

Sisters for Health Education (S.H.E.) records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 150

The Sisters for Health Education (S.H.E.) records (1979 – 1982; 1.4 cubic feet) documents the creation and operations of this Purdue student organization. The educational materials in this collection record the kinds of sexual and reproductive health information available to college students at the time. The collection also shows the difficulties encountered trying to establish an organization that talked openly about issues of abortion, birth control, and rape during this era. Types of materials include circulars, clippings, correspondence, and planning notes.
Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.
Dates
Creation: 1978-1982
Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2013
Extent
1.40 Cubic Feet (Three full-width letter-size manuscript boxes and one half-width letter-size manuscript box)
Related Names
Whisman, Marcia L.
Sisters for Health Education (S.H.E.) (1979-1982)
Committee on Institutional Cooperation
Sisters for Health Education (S.H.E.) (1979-1982)
Language of Materials
English

History of S.H.E.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1

Fiddler's Gathering food booth

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2

S.H.E. Business

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3

Correspondence

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Finanacial documents, moneymaking

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5

Purdue memos

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6

Julie Chamberlain's file

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7

S.H.E. Fliers

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: Folder 8

Publicity -- radio spots

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Folder 9

Publicity

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10

Resources (books, films, etc.)

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: Folder 11

General health resources

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12

Resources, nutrition

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13

Birth control

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14

S.H.E. logo design booklet

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: Folder 15

Birth control presentation

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16

Health Equity Project

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: Folder 17

Includes a detailed letter describing S.H.E. and the state of women's health services at Purdue circa 1981.

Abortion referral

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: Folder 18

Women's Festival, 1980

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: Folder 19
Dates
Creation: 1980
 

Women's writing

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: Folder 20

Public presentations

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: Folder 21

Birth control presentation

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1

Training -- role playing suggestions

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2

Abortion -- Indianapolis Women's Center, Concord Center Chicago

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3

Abortion -- Louisville and Madison

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Abortion Information

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5

Abortion, politics

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6

Birth control -- experimental

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7

Adoptioin, Tippecanoe County

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: Folder 8

Birth control Depo-Provera

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: Folder 9

Birth control pills

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10

Cervical cap

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: Folder 11

Diaphragm

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12

Intra-Uterine Device (IUD)

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13

Creams and jellies

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14

Fertility awareness

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Identifier: Folder 15

Birth control for men

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16

Birth control politics

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Identifier: Folder 17

Natural birth control

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 18
Identifier: Folder 18