Summary

Creator:

Triangle Raging Grannies

Abstract:

Raging Grannies is an activist organization that promotes peace, justice and social and economic equality by raising consciousness through song and satire. They also aim to challenge stereotypical assumptions about advocacy and aging. This collection contains materials documenting the Triangle chapter of the Raging Grannies in North Carolina from 1998-2015.

Extent:

.5 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Collection ID:

RL.11296

Background

Scope and Content:

The Triangle Raging Grannies records consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, protest song lyrics, member lists, flyers and other paraphernalia related to the activities of the organization around the Triangle area of North Carolina.

Biographical / Historical:

The Triangle Chapter of the Raging Grannies was founded in 1998, and operates in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Raging Grannies are a social justice activist organization made up of women over the age of 50. Raging Grannies was founded in British Columbia, Canada in 1986, and now has chapters around the world. Members often sing at rallies, protests, and demonstrations.

Acquisition Information:

The Triangle Raging Grannies records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2015.

Processing information:

Processed by Valerie Szwaya, 2016. Accession described in this collection guide: 2015-0110.

Arrangement:

The items are arranged in the chronological order in which they were received.

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:

Older women -- North Carolina
Protest songs
Social justice -- North Carolina
Women -- Political activity -- North Carolina
Women -- Societies and clubs

Names:

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Raging Grannies