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Jean Valentine

Jean Valentine '56, BI '68 (1934–2020) was an American poet whose work is known for its spiritual and dream-like quality and—in the words of another Radcliffe College graduate and poet, Adrienne Rich—“is poetry of the highest order, because it lets us into spaces and meanings we couldn't approach in any other way."

Portrait of Jean Valentine
Portrait of Jean Valentine, 1967-1968. Radcliffe College Archives.
Related
Jean Valentine Papers Research Guide: Poets and Poetry "Poet Jean Valentine Donates Her Papers to the Schlesinger," Schlesinger Library Newsletter, Spring 2005

Valentine's work won numerous awards, including the Yale Series of Younger Poets prize for her first book, published in 1965. Valentine taught poetry at the 92nd Street Y in New York City and several colleges, among them Barnard College, City University of New York, Columbia University, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College, Swarthmore College, and Yale University.

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Betty Friedan at Second Women's March Betty Friedan at Second Women's March Betty Friedan at podium Betty Friedan, seated with copies of her book Portrait of Betty Friedan working at a desk with a typewriter Portrait of Betty Friedan in Junior High School

Betty Friedan

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Portrait of Florynce Kennedy speaking at California State University

Florynce Kennedy

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Portrait of Murray seated in front of a Magnolia tree Portrait of Murray Portrait of Murray seated in front of a Magnolia tree Portrait of Pauli Murray Pauli Murray standing in front of a microphone, reading from Dark Testament and Other Poems Portrait of Murray wearing her clerical collar

Pauli Murray

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Group of women attending NOW conference in Houston Group of women attending NOW conference in Houston Group portrait of NOW founders at NOW's organizing conference in Washington, DC Women at National ERA March Women holding NOW and "Lesbian Rights" signs at Lake Worth Gay/Lesbian Pride event People attending the NOW demonstration

Records of the National Organization for Women

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Portrait of Susan B. Anthony Portrait of Susan B. Anthony Portraits of Stanton and Anthony together Susan B. Anthony seated, and reading a book Susan B. Anthony and others, possibly members of the Anthony family, on porch Side profile portrait of Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony

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Portrait of Maud Wood Park Portrait of Maud Wood Park Gathering in front of the National American Woman Suffrage Association headquarters on the arrival of Jeannette Rankin in Washington as the first U. S. Congresswoman Portrait of Maud Wood Park wearing cap and gown Maud Wood laying on rock, outdoors Group portrait of eight women holding a sign listing the planks to be presented by the NLWV to the Democratic Platform Committee. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs (left) and Maud Wood Park (right) are holding the sign

Maud Wood Park Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection

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Alice Paul Papers Schlesinger Olvwork20002619 Portrait of Paul, holding a book Alice Paul Papers Schlesinger Olvwork20002619 Portrait of Alice Paul Anna Wiley telephoning Doris Stevens accompanied by other women Photograph of Alice Paul sewing stars on the suffrage flag as others look on

Alice Paul

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Group portrait of Black Women Oral History Project Advisory Board Portrait of Rosa Parks Group portrait of Black Women Oral History Project Advisory Board Portrait of Ozeline Wise Portrait of Dorothy Height Portrait of Eva B. Dykes

Black Women Oral History Project

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June Jordan seated in front of bookcase June Jordan seated outdoors in grass June Jordan seated in front of bookcase June Jordan, on far right, with Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Nana Maynard, Ntzoke Shange, Vertamae Grosvenor and others

June Jordan

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Portrait of Dorothy West, seated in chair on a deck Dorothy West autographs a book at the book party held at Reckling Studio in her honor Dorothy West in her New York City apartment. West is seated on a couch, holding a pad of paper on her lap Dorothy West standing in front of a pier at Oak Bluffs beach on Martha's Vineyard Portrait of Dorothy West seated at her writing desk

Dorothy West

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Shirley Graham Du Bois Papers Schlesinger Olvwork402250 Shirley Graham Du Bois Papers Schlesinger Olvwork402250 Shirley Graham Du Bois Papers Schlesinger Olvwork402242 Shirley Graham Du Bois Papers Schlesinger Olvwork402258 Shirley Graham Du Bois Papers Schlesinger Olvwork402235 Shirley Graham Du Bois Papers Schlesinger 16237435 9

Shirley Graham Du Bois

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