Distaff. 1974-01

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Title: Distaff
Volume/Number: Vol. 2, No. 1
Date Created: 1974-01
Editor(s): Gehman, Mary
McGuire, Joslyn
Author(s): Behre, Charlotte
Cipnic, Janet
Forrman, Geene
McGuire, Joslyn
Mullin, Veronica
Urbine, Rosie
Vegas, Jean
Photographer(s): Denton, Pat
Miller, Lynn
Urbine, Rosie
Illustrator(s): Dumond, Betty
King, Suzanne
Topical Subject(s): American newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Women
Feminism and education
Second-wave feminism
Women political activists
Abstract: Distaff was the first and only feminist newspaper published in New Orleans. Founded in 1972 by Mary Gehman and Donna Swanson, Distaff served as a forum for women's voices in politics, activism, and the arts.
Table of Contents: Cover - Women Pump Gas: It Beats Bagging, This Issue
Page 2 - Women Pump Gas: It Beats Bagging (continued), Editorial: Distaff Goes on a Diet, Distaff TV: Beginning Again: A Feminist View of Divorce, Distaff Note, Advertisement, Distaff information
Page 3 - An Interview: Distaff Meets Our Bodies, by Geene Forman and Rosi Urbine, Letters to Us
Page 4 - Letters to Us (continued), Editorial Reply, by Joslyn McGuire, An Interview: Distaff Meets Our Bodies, by Geene Forman and Rosi Urbine (continued), Advertisement - Sidney's Newsstand, Advertisement - Whittle, Advertisement - The Strawberry Patch
Page 5 - N.O. Women's Movement: A Comprehensive Herstory
Page 6 - N.O. Women's Movement: A Comprehensive Herstory (continued)
Page 7 - Looking Back: First Woman Senator, by Veronica Mullin, Advertisement - The Elegant Switzerland Bakery, Advertisement - Wildflower, Advertisement - Textile Arts, INC, Advertisement - The Lazybug Shop
Page 8 - The Feminist Eye, by Janet Cipnic
Page 9 - The Feminist Eye, by Janet Cipnic (continued), Right On!, Advertisement - Le Monde des Enfants
Page 10 - Don't ms., by Jean Vegas, Advertisment - how and why people go left, Advertisement - BAYOU records & goods
Page 11 - Over the Pork Barrel, Letters to Us (continued), Jury Duty Reg - In, Advertisement - Charlotte Behre, Advertisement - The Strip Shop, Advertisement - Grey Goose & Company, Advertisement - New Orleans Women's Center, Advertisement - Distaff
Page 12 - Guide to Women's Organizations in New Orleans, Contact Numbers
Extent: 12 pages
Language: eng
Type of Resource: text
Digital Publisher: Tulane University Digital Library
Source: Mary Gehman papers, Manuscripts Collection NA-142, Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Library Special Collections, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
Institution Web Site: http://www2.tulane.edu/newcomb/archives-library.cfm
Identifier: 142.197401
Contact: newcombarchives@tulane.edu
Rights: Copyright is retained, by the Newcomb Archives at Tulane University. Use of these materials is explicitly allowed, by the fair use provision in United States Federal Copyright Law. Any use other than private research may be subject to copyright restrictions.