Nancy Blood papers, 1967-2001 and undated.

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Summary

Creator:
Blood, Nancy and Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Abstract:
Nancy Blood is a retired librarian (Durham County Library) and is also a feminist and LGBTQ rights activist. The collection consists of subject files of printed materials discussing women's health, employment, art, feminism, academics, motherhood, child care, birth control, and more, as well as several feminist publications and Blood's activism files. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Extent:
6 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.00121

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains materials related to women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as women in publishing. It consists of subject files about women's health, employment, art, feminism, academics, law, motherhood, child care, birth control, and other topics. The collection also contains feminist publications, several of which were published by Whole Women Press, and one that is a collection of writings and art by incarcerated women in Raleigh, NC ( Break de Chains of Legalized U.$. Slavery ). Other materials in the collection document Blood's activism in Durham and the surrounding Triangle area of North Carolina, particularly with the Triangle Area Lesbian Feminists (TALF), the Durham YWCA, and other organizations. Her activism focused on women's rights, LGBTQ rights, and the rights of incarcerated women.

Biographical / historical:

Nancy Blood (b. 1948) is a retired librarian (Durham County Library) and is also a feminist and LGBTQ rights activist. She started Whole Women Press, a feminist publishing group, in 1976. Nancy has worked on publishing a number of feminist publications, including The Feminist Newsletter, Feminary, The Whole Women Carologue, and The Newsletter.

Source: Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project, "Nancy Blood" page (accessed February 29, 2024).

Acquisition information:
The Nancy Blood Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as gifts from Nancy Blood in 2009 and 2023.
Processing information:

Collection cataloged from accession records.

Encoded by: Meghan Lyon

Collection reprocessed and new accesions added by Ofelia Lopez, September 2023.

Accession 2023-0225 added by Leah Tams, February 2024.

Accession(s) described in this collection guide: 2009-0101, 2023-0095, 2023-0130, 2023-0225.

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