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Papers of Meredith Stokes, 1971-1997 [manuscript]
Bib ID 1759169
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author Stokes, Meredith
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Access Conditions Available for reference. Not for loan. 
Description 1971-1997. 
1.84 m. (13 boxes) + 17 folio items 
Summary

The collection consists principally of secondary material relating to a wide range of issues relating to women, human rights and the environment. It includes some correspondence, circular letters, newsheets, articles and speeches, conference documents, printed ephemera, newspaper cuttings and miscellaneous journals. There are a few pages of notes written by Stokes on different topics, and two published poems and the draft of an article by her also. The activities and publications of several organisations are documented in the collection. They include the Women's Electoral Lobby, the Canberra and South-East Region Environment Centre, the Canberra Programme for Peace, Canberra Women for Survival, the Registry of Women Artists, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Australian Section) and the Committees in Solidarity with Central America and the Caribbean.

Biography/History Peace activist and feminist. Stokes has been associated with the women's movement and various organisations and fora of nonviolence activists over many years. She has also been involved in broadcasts for the Canberra community radio station 2XX. 
Notes

Manuscript reference no.: NLA MS 9486.

Related Material Related material : Papers of Vivienne Abraham held by National Library of Australia Manuscripts Section at MS 9152.  Related material : Papers of Julia Ryan held by National Library of Australia Manuscripts Section at MS 9361.  Related material : Records of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom held by National Library of Australia Manuscripts Section at MS 7755.  The Mining at Noonkanbah radio interviews conducted by Meredith Petronella (Stokes) and others held by National Library of Australia Oral History Section at ORAL TRC 800/3. 
Index/Finding Aid Note Finding aid available (8 p.) in Manuscript Reading Room, and on the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms9486 
Subjects Stokes, Meredith - Archives.  |  Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.  |  Feminists - Australia - Archives.
Occupation Women's rights activists.  |  Feminists.
Details Collect From
MS 9486 Manual Request only from Manuscript Reading Room, 2nd Floor
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