Date |
Event |
Location |
| 1974 |
January
14-25. Everywoman's University. (EWC). |
Amherst |
| |
January
24-25. Working Conference on the Women's Movement. (Orchard Hill/VWU/EWC). |
Amherst |
| |
January.
The Women's Hour/Show is organized on WMUA, Tuesday from 8:00 pm to
9:00 pm, by the Women and Media course. (SWWC). |
Amherst |
| |
January.
Valley Women's Center changes to a Union of: Mother Jones Press, Women’s
Film Coop, Education, Employment, Staffing, Newsletter, Child Care,
and Study and Research work groups. |
|
| |
January.
Bi-weekly Women's Column starts in the Valley Advocate. |
|
| |
January.
Issue of men as VWU members. |
|
| |
February
6. Waitresses at Joe's Cafe are fired; picketing increases. (VWU). |
|
| |
February
17. Benefit dance for Chomo-Uri with Lilith and Deadly Nightshade. |
|
| |
February.
Off-campus Lesbian discussion group. (EWC/Southwest Resource Center).
|
Amherst |
| |
February.
UM Society of Women Engineers. (EWC) |
Amherst |
| |
February.
Picketing at Joe’s Cafe ends. |
|
| |
March
8. International Women's Day. Nineteen hours of programming on
WFCR. |
|
| |
March
8. Springfield
Rape Crisis Hotline. |
Springfield |
| |
March
11-16. National Women's Poetry Festival. (FAP). |
|
| |
March
22. Picketing in support of women employed by Ramada Inn. (VWU).
|
Chicopee |
| |
March.
Women's Weekly Happenings. (EWC). |
|
| |
March.
Hampshire College clerical staff again attempts to unionize, through
October. Staff Reunion is published. Second election lost by three
votes. |
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| |
March.
First issue of Chomo-Uri is published. (FAP). |
|
| |
Spring.
Springfield Women's Center moves to smaller space on Worthington Street.
Sojourner Truth School for Women. |
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| |
Spring.
Lesbians join VWU Coordinating Board. |
|
| |
May
10-12.
Women's Weekend. (SWWC). |
|
| |
May.
Experimental Women's Studies program approved by UM Faculty Senate
|
Amherst |
| |
June
10. Waitresses Conference. (VWU). |
|
| |
June.
New edition of the Women's Film Coop catalogue. |
|
| |
Summer.
VWU convenes four workshops |
|
| |
July.
Springfield Women's Center becomes a union |
Springfield |
| |
August.
Community Women's Center in Greenfield closes |
Greenfield |
| |
August.
Franklin County Women's Coalition publishes a Journal. |
|
| |
September
27-28. New Careers for Women: conference for high school
guidance counselors. (EWC). |
|
| |
September.
Job Action Center for Waitresses; Tip-Off Newsletter. (VWU). |
|
| |
September.
Forty-nine women enroll in two year pilot Women's Studies Program.
UM. |
Amherst |
| |
September.
Non-sexist Parents Coop finds church space. (SWU). |
|
| |
September.
Students put together Women's Weekends. MHC |
South
Hadley |
| |
October.
Weekends for Everywoman. (EWC). |
|
| |
October.
CLIT papers studied at VWU. |
|
| |
November
4. Benefit dance with Lilith and Deadly Nightshade. |
|
| |
November.
Lesbian Gardens space; Friday night discussion groups. (VWU). |
|
| |
November.
Dance with Lilith. Unitarian Church. |
Springfield |
| 1975 |
January
21-25. Eight hundred women attend University Women's Conference.
(EWC/SWWC/Women's Studies). |
Amherst |
| |
January.
New Year's bash with Lilith. Emerson House, UM. |
Amherst |
| |
January.
First karate-self defense course taught at MHC. |
South
Hadley |
| |
February.
Women's Cultural Week. (FAP). UM. |
Amherst |
| |
February.
"The Girl of Our Dreams" premieres and Amherst Feminist
Repertory Company forms |
Amherst |
| |
March.
Non-sexist Parents Coop rents space to open the Mudpie Childcare Coop.
(SWU). |
Springfield |
| |
April
30. Barbara Ehrenreich: "Medicine and the Social Control
of Women, sponsored by Carnegie Project on Women's Career Options.
Hampshire College |
|
| |
April.
Two women arrested at the protest of rape lecture at Baypath Junior
College. (SWU/Rape Crisis Center). |
|
| |
Spring.
Chapter of NOW. |
Springfield |
| |
Spring.
New women's center at YWCA opens. |
Springfield |
| |
Spring.
Emma Goldman Brigade forms out of a Project SELF workshop on Anarchism
and Feminism |
|
| |
Spring.
Old Maid Lesbian newspaper based in Northampton is published. |
Northampton |
| |
Spring.
Saturday night coffee house. (Lesbian Gardens). |
|
| |
Spring.
Arrests of prostitutes protested. (SWU). |
Springfield |
| |
May
6-11.
Bimillenial Lesbian Week. |
|
| |
May.
Daycare sit-in of Chancellor's Office. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
May.
Grand Jury Information Project begins. (Northampton Women's Law Center/SWU).
|
|
| |
May.
Artandryl forms. |
|
| |
June.
Women's Wednesday Nights at Zelda's. |
Northampton |
| |
July.
Santi's bar invaded for discrimination. (SWU/Western Mass. Legal Services).
|
Springfield |
| |
July.
Eighty or more local women attend the Socialist Feminist Conference.
Yellow Springs, Ohio. |
|
| |
July.
Lesbian Community Education and Self Defense/Dyke Patrol forms. |
Northampton |
| |
July.
Joanne Little demonstration. (SWU). |
Springfield |
| |
August.
Miss World USA Pageant is picketed. (SWU/VWU). |
|
| |
August.
Women attacked at Gala Cafe. |
Northampton |
| |
August.
Women's Health Care Collective forms; branches out of the Community
Health Care Collective. |
Florence |
| |
August.
Grand Jury Information Project ends. |
|
| |
September.
Green Street Tenants' Coop. |
Northampton |
| |
September. Article
in MHC student paper prompts formation of Lesbian support group and
CR workshops in dormitories. |
South
Hadley |
| |
September. Spread
the Word Distribution and People's Newstand. UM. |
|
| |
September. Rape
Crisis Center protests lack of police cooperation to Mayor. |
Springfield |
| |
September. Affirmative
Action and Discrimination Counseling. (EWC). |
|
| |
September. Legal
Rights Committee (SWU) completes survey of UM school systems for compliance
with Chapter 622 and Title IX regulations. |
Amherst |
| |
September. Sixty
women enroll in Women's Studies program. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
September
6. Benefit for Rape Crisis Center disrupted by police;
one woman is beaten. |
Springfield |
| |
Fall.
Graduate Women's Studies program. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
Fall.
Magical Lesbian Playgroup forms. (LG). |
|
| |
October
21. University Community Against Rape Conference. |
Amherst |
| |
October.
Third World Women participate in rallies for Bilingual Collegiate
Program and Earl Brown. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
October. Lesbian
Gardens: all Lesbian space is started. Coffee house group starts and
brings Lesbian talent from all over the East to the LG every Saturday
night until late spring. |
|
| |
October. Sweetcoming
Bookstore, all women bookstore, opens. (LG).
|
|
| |
November
13, 20. Student nurses protest program cuts. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
December
21. Winter Solstice Celebration. (LG). |
|
| |
December.
"Sistersharing" weekly program on WTCC. (SWU). |
|
| |
Women's Health Care Night on Tuesdays. (Community Health Care Project).
|
Florence |
| |
Liberty
Standing forms. |
|
| 1976 |
January.
UM Lesbian Union forms out of the Gay Women's Caucus of the People's
Gay Alliance (old SHL). |
|
| |
January. YONI:
Women's Sexuality Project. |
Northampton |
| |
Winter.
Confrontation between AFARCE cast and some Lesbian-Separatists |
|
| |
February.
Women's Restaurant Project.Commonwomonclub. |
|
| |
February.
Student Senate women get bill passed to limit speaking time of male
senators. Many bills sponsored and passed after this action. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
March
7-12. International Women's Week. UM. |
|
| |
March
8. International Women's Day, two hundred women march in Northampton.
(VWU). |
Northampton |
| |
March.
Carmen Hinton: "Women in Chinese Politics" UM. |
Amherst |
| |
March
11. Helen Rosen: "Women in Cuba and China." UM. |
Amherst |
| |
March
28. Beginning of Women's Cultural Week. (FAP). UM. |
Amherst |
| |
March.
Dyke Patrol disbands |
|
| |
March.
Magical Lesbian Playgroup disbands |
|
| |
March. Nutcracker's
Suite opens. Main Street, Northampton. |
Northampton |
| |
April
2. End of Women's Cultural Week. (FAP). UM. |
Amherst |
| |
April
8. Lesbian community meeting. |
|
| |
April
11-17. Women's Week. Hampshire College. |
Amherst |
| |
April
16-18. Women's Weekend with Meg Christian. MHC. |
South
Hadley |
| |
April
21. Adele Rickett: "Women Writers in China." MHC. |
South
Hadley |
| |
April
26. Susan Brownmiller at Rape Training conference.(UM and FamilyPlanning)UM.
Northampton. |
|
| |
May
1-2. Women and Violence Conference. (EWC). UM. |
Amherst |
| |
May
14. Women on My Mind." (AFARCE). |
|
| |
May
15. Anti-rape march. |
Northampton |
| |
May.
Mother Jones Press closes and Megaera Press opens as a Lesbian publishing
company |
|
| |
June
5-6. Susan Saxe Benefit. (VWU). |
|
| |
June.
UM Staff Women's Newsletter. (EWC). |
|
| |
June.
Rape Crisis Center closes. |
Springfield |
| |
July
1. Greasy Gorgon Garage, Megaera Press, Women’s Film Coop
form the Egg and Marigolths. |
Northampton |
| |
July
4. Women's Caucus sends sixty women to Philadelphia |
|
| |
July.
Greasy Gorgon Garage opens. |
Northampton |
| |
August
1. Ceres, Inc. (Women's Restaurant Project) purchases property
at 68-78 Masonic Street. Renovation begins. |
Northampton |
| |
September.
They Will Know Me By My Teeth, by Elana Dykewomon is published. (Megaera
Press). |
|
| |
September.
Skills Exchange group. |
Northampton |
| |
September.
First issue of Dyke Doinqs. (LG). |
|
| |
September.
Women Concerned with Rape. MHC. |
South
Hadley |
| |
September.
Artandryl disbands |
|
| |
Fall.
Rape counseling; Survival and Welfare counseling. (EWC). |
|
| |
Fall. Springfield
Women's Union closes. |
Springfield |
| |
Fall. Seventy-eight
women enroll in Women's Studies. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
Fall. UM
Lesbian Union gets its own space and starts Wednesday women's nights
at Farley Lodge. |
Amherst |
| |
October 2.
Autumn Market. (Skills Exchange). Amherst. |
|
| |
October 26.
Talent Show to benefit Ceres, Inc. (Common Womon Club). |
|
| |
October 28.
Forum on Racism. (VWU). |
|
| |
October 29.
Susan Saxe benefit. |
|
| |
October.
Lesbians in social services. (LG). |
|
| |
October.
Women's Educational Equity Project (WEEP). UM. |
Amherst |
| |
October.
Lesbian drawing support group. (LG). |
|
| |
October.
New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT) opens
an outreach office. |
Greenfield |
| |
October. Lesbian
Alliance. Smith College. |
Northampton |
| |
November
3. Autumnal Celebration with Liberty Standing benefit. (Common Womon
Club/Ceres, Inc.) |
|
| |
November. Women's
Market. (LG/Skills Exchange). |
|
| |
November. Female
Offender Program. (YWCA) |
Springfield |
| |
December
10. Benefit for Assata Shakur and Yvonne Wanrow: Sisters on the
Outside. (New Africa House). UM. |
Amherst |
| |
December. Common
Womon Club opens. |
Northampton |
| |
December. Women's
Art Collective begins with groups on art herstory, writing, and drawing. |
|
| 1977 |
January
1. New Year's celebration. (Common Womon Club). |
|
| |
January 9.
Willie Tyson benefit for Megaera and Common Womon. |
|
| |
January 10-20.
Sophia Smith Collection films and lectures. Smith College. |
Northampton |
| |
January.
NELCWIT gets non-profit corporation status. |
|
| |
January.
VWU and LG evicted by the landlord. |
|
| |
January.
Sweetcoming Bookstore moves to the Egg. |
|
| |
February
1. Benefit dance for Chomo-Uri with Liberty Standing. MHC. |
South
Hadley |
| |
February 4.
Contradance with women musicians (later Ladies Chain). (VWU). |
|
| |
February
16. Women and Higher Education Symposium. (EWC/Women's Studies). |
|
| |
March
2-6. Philadelphia Dyketactics holds workshops. MHC. |
South
Hadley |
| |
March 5-6.
Five College Socialist Feminist Symposium. Hampshire College. |
Amherst |
| |
March 6-12.
International Women's Week with many workshops coordinated by Third
World Women. (New Africa House). UM. |
Amherst |
| |
March 7.
Robin Morgan benefit reading for Common Womon. Hampshire College.
|
Amherst |
| |
March 7-12.
Women's Week. Hampshire College. |
Amherst |
| |
March 8.
International Women's Day march. |
|
| |
March 12.
Women's Art Day. Amherst College |
Amherst |
| |
March.
12 to 1, clerical workers organization. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
March.
VWU moves to space above Common Womon. (Ceres, Inc.). |
|
| |
April
2. National Secretaries Day. "Raises not Roses" demonstration.
(12 to 1). |
|
| |
April 15.
Nutcracker's Suite-Women's Self Defense/Karate Dojo moves to 68 Masonic
Street. Navy is evicted. Northampton. |
|
| |
April 18.
‘Tania’ benefit by Little Flags Theater for Che Lumumba
School. |
|
| |
April 26-30.
-"Waltz for Women's Voices" and "This Brooding Sky."
(AFARCE). |
|
| |
April.
Seabrook occupation. New Hampshire |
|
| |
Spring.
MHC Library suppresses love letters from former president Mary Wooley
to Jeanette Marks, an English professor. |
South
Hadley |
| |
May
1-9. Women's Week. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
May
6-8.
Women's Community Weekend. |
Northampton |
| |
June
5. Massage Day to benefit Women's Karate Camp. |
|
| |
June 26-28.
National Training Camp for Women and the Martial Arts. (Nutcracker's
Suite). Hampshire College. |
Amherst |
| |
June 28.
Karate/Self Defense demonstration for women of the community. Hampshire
College. |
Amherst |
| |
June.
Women's Art Collective disbands |
|
| |
Summer.
VWU closes. |
|
| |
Summer. Offense
Against Psychosurgery fund. |
|
| |
Summer. International
Women's Year regional convention. |
Springfield |
| |
Summer. Northampton
community group on violence. (Gathering Society). |
Northampton |
| |
August.
Ad Hoc Committee Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence. |
|
| |
September.
MHC Women's Center opens with coalition of Lesbian support group,
Women Present Women, and Women's Studies committee. |
South
Hadley |
| |
September.
Ninety women enroll in Women's Studies. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
September.
Formation of the Feminist Speaker's Bureau. |
Northampton |
| |
Fall.
Last Project SELF workshop series offered. (EWC). |
|
| |
Fall. Five-College
Women's Studies Committee. |
|
| |
Fall. Smith
Women's Studies Committee. |
|
| |
October.
NELCWIT gets $56,000 CETA grant |
|
| |
November
11-12. "Bonnie Keene: Girl Sleuth." (AFARCE). |
|
| |
November
14. Network of Feminist Therapists founding dinner at Common
Womon Club. |
|
| |
November. Amherst
College offers first Women's Studies major. |
Amherst |
| |
November. Hampshire
County Rape Information and Prevention Program. (Family Planning).
|
Northampton |
| |
November. People's
Newstand comes out as Women's Newstand. UM. |
Amherst |
| |
December 19.
Birthday celebration: Common Womon is one year old. |
|
| |
December.
Karate and Self Defense demonstration. (Nutcracker's Suite). |
|
| |
December. Olga
Broumas reads poetry. MHC |
South
Hadley |
| |
December. Information
sharing: Sixty women from four counties on sexual assault and family
violence. (Ad Hoc committee). |
|
| |
The
Rock is published. (Megaera Press). |
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