Margaret "Peg" Johnston papers, 1965-2020 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Johnston, Peg, (Margaret R.)
- Abstract:
- Abortion rights activist. Director, Southern Tier Women's Services in upstate New York. Former President of the Abortion Conversation Project; founder and past president of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers. Johnson was also one of the founders of the Abortion Care Network and Board President from 2008-10. Collection comprises primarily printed materials that document Johnston's work as an activist at the national level. Includes the abortion provider newsletter Feminist Caucus News (1989-1991), which later became Networks (1992-1998 and undated). In addition, there are copies of Johnston's counseling aids, including the workbooks Abortion: Which Method is Right for Me?; Pregnant? Need Help? Pregnancy Options Workbook; and A Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Resolution After an Abortion. There are order forms, advertising, and occasional publications associated with the workbooks and other items offered for sale; an article pro-choice political activism for the 1996 elections; a few letters, notes, and memos by Johnston, including two undated pages with her notes on the material's historical significance. Also includes a copy of Morgen Goodroe's Abortion Resolution Workbook, greeting cards, Religious Groups for Choice ephemera, and other abortion counseling information.
- Extent:
- 8.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00639
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises primarily printed materials that document Johnston's work as an activist at the national level. Includes the abortion provider newsletter Feminist Caucus News (1989-1991), which later became Networks (1992-1998 and undated). In addition, there are copies of Johnston's counseling aids, including the workbooks Abortion: Which Method is Right for Me?; Pregnant? Need Help? Pregnancy Options Workbook; and A Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Resolution After an Abortion. There are order forms, advertising, and occasional publications associated with the workbooks and other items offered for sale; an article pro-choice political activism for the 1996 elections; a few letters, notes, and memos by Johnston, including two undated pages with her notes on the material's historical significance. Also includes a copy of Morgen Goodroe's Abortion Resolution Workbook, greeting cards, Religious Groups for Choice ephemera, and other abortion counseling information.
Also included is a small amount of materials on Carl Wittman, primarily related to his activity with the Students for a Democratic Society.
- Biographical / historical:
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Abortion rights activist. Director, Southern Tier Women's Services in upstate New York. Former President of the Abortion Conversation Project; founder and past president of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2010-2014
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, November 2010
Encoded by: Alice Poffinberger, November 2010
Updated by: Meghan Lyon, March 2011; Megan Lewis, 2016
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2010-0127, 2011-0046, 2014-0144, 2018-0141, 2021-0068
Accession 2018-0141 added and collection level notes updated by Amelia Verkerk October 2019.
Accession 2021-0068 added by Tracy M. Jackson, August 2021.
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- Subjects:
- Abortion counseling -- United States
Abortion counseling -- United States -- Periodicals
Pro-choice movement -- United States
Pro-choice movement -- United States -- Periodicals
Abortion services -- United States -- Periodicals
Abortion services -- United States - Names:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
National Abortion Federation (U.S.) -- Periodicals
Johnston, Peg, (Margaret R.)
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