Areas in downtown Austin have served as key places in our women’s fight for rights. Parks have historically been downtown’s meeting space for marches and civil rights protests alongside the Capitol. Follow the link to see a quick sheet of some of the critical points in women’s history in Austin.
The Austin Women Activists Oral History Project Records is a collaboration between the Briscoe Center and the Department of History, and undergraduate students working under the direction of Dr. Laurie Green. Green and the students conducted oral histories with women who participated in campus and community activism during the 1960s and 1970s.
Follow the link for a list of websites and pages related to women's history curated faculty in the ACC History Department.
In the month of March, APL will be celebrating the efforts and accomplishments of women around the world. Join us at one of our many events!