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Call No.: 85-M289
Repository: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Creator: SHARONAH ROBINSON
Title: Papers, 1956-1985
Quantity: l file box
Abstract: Correspondence, newsletters, drafts, etc., of Sharonah Robinson, feminist and fat activist.

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BIOGRAPHY

In 1976, Vivian Mayer and Sharonah Robinson, formerly known as Sharon bas Hannah, tried to have published a collection of essays reflecting the views of fat women, some of them lesbians, who were seeking recognition as a group. After several unsuccessful attempts, which are documented in the collection, Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Fat Women on Fat Oppression was published by Aunt Lute Book Company in l983. The book is an anthology of personal essays and poetry representing the first ten years of the fat women's liberation movement.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection consists of drafts of Shadow on a Tightrope, correspondence with publishers, newsletters, and background material on fat activists.

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INVENTORY

• 1. Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Fat Women: ts. drafts, 1980

• 2. Unpublished writings of fat activists: ts. drafts, 1974-1982, n.d.

• 3. Correspondence with publishers, 1979-1981, n.d.

• 4. Correspondence and proceedings of First Feminist Fat Activists Working Meeting, 1980

• 5. Fat Activists Together (FAT): newsletters, 1980

• 6. Fat Liberation Front: publications, 1977-1978

• 7. Fat is a feminist issue: reviews (ts. and printed), 1978

• 8. Resource material on fat activists (printed), 1979-1985, n.d.

• 9. Medical articles re: obesity, 1956-1979, n.d.