MenuInventory of the Jill Over Papers, 1966-2011
Abstract
Feminist and social activist: involved in anti-war movement, abortion rights campaigns, youth and adolescent sex education, and pro-democracy movements in Latin America and Africa.
Collection includes publications and research files related to human rights, social justice activism, and peace in Latin America and the United States; as well as ephemera, pamphlets, periodicals, and clippings related to youth liberation, sex education, reproductive health, and feminism, especially during the 1970s and 1980s. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture and the Human Rights Archive (Duke University).
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Over, Jill.
- Title
- Jill Over Papers, 1966-2011
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 6.5 Linear Feet, 3500 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection includes publications and research files related to human rights, social justice activism, and peace in Latin America and the United States; as well as ephemera, pamphlets, periodicals, and clippings related to youth liberation, sex education, reproductive health, and feminism, primarily dating from the 1970s and 1980s.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Collection includes publications and research files related to human rights, social justice activism, and peace in Latin America and USA; as well as ephemera, pamphlets, periodicals, and clippings related to youth liberation, sex education, reproductive health, and feminism, especially during the 1970s and 1980s.
Latin America, 1974-1996
Science for the People, 1975-1989
Feminism, 1975-1996
Youth Liberation, 1978-2011
Oversize Materials, undated
Historical Note
Jill Over (b. 1945, Dayton, Ohio) has been an activist and feminist since college. Following her year at the University of Ghana and a two-month Study Seminar in ten African countries in 1965-1966, she became an ardent supporter of African liberation movements. In the 1970s in Connecticut, she was active in the anti-war (Vietnam), women's rights, abortion rights, and anti-nuclear movements. In the pre-Roe vs. Wade years, she worked with an underground movement for women seeking safe abortions. After earning a graduate degree in social work at the University of Connecticut in 1976, she moved to Durham, North Carolina, and worked in hospitals, women's clinics, social services, and schools. Her activities as a school social worker included the development of a human sexuality curriculum for elementary school children and a Drive-A-Teen program for high school students. She also participated in community groups focused on adolescent issues. In the 1980s, her activism centered on community-based groups in support of self-determination for Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. As the Chapter Coordinator of Physicians for Social Responsibility in the 1990s, a main issue was the hazards of low-level radioactive waste.
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jill Over Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Jill Over Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Meghan Lyon, March 2011
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, March 2011
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.