President's Task Force on Women's Safety records,
- Author:
- State University of New York at Albany. President's Task Force on Women's Safety.
- Call Number:
- MSS UA-010.010 local
- Abstract:
- This collection includes newspaper clippings, pamphlets, annual reports, safety surveys, newsletters, memos, and meeting minutes of the President's Task Force on Women's Safety.
- Historical Note:
- The Task Force On Women's Safety was conceived in November 1979 in response to a series of assaults against women in Pine Hills, an Albany neighborhood where many students reside. Subsequently, it was renamed The President's Task Force on Women's Safety, and President Vincent O'Leary formalized it as an ad hoc committee in 1980. The Task Force sought to insure that the University at Albany is an environment in which all women can study and work safely by setting directions for existing and proposed programs, reviewing efficacy of existing and proposed programs, and recommending policies to the President. Through workshops and initiatives, the Task Force raised the social conscience and attitudes of men and women toward issues of violence against women and sponsored programs to raise women's consciousness about their rights. The Task Force collaborated with campus and community groups. As early as 1979, the Task Force began coordinating self-defense workshops for women and student foot-patrols. From its inception, the Task Force advised the President on the continuing development of safety lighting, and began the planning stage of the emergency Blue Light phone proposal. Volunteer student groups were coordinated such as Student Foot Patrol and Don't Walk Alone safety escort service. Safety device distribution programs were monitored such as Lite Sense, a safety program that distributed flashlights to students, and Whistle Watch, a program that distributed whistles with police phone numbers printed on them.
- Physical Description:
- 1.0 cu. ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Task Force on Women's Safety records. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York.
- Subjects:
- Universities and colleges Security measures New York (State) Albany, Self-defense for women, Women Crimes against, Man-woman relationships, Man-woman relationships, Self-defense for women, Universities and colleges Security measures, and Women Crimes against
- Genres/Forms:
- Clippings. aat, Minutes. aat, Newsletters. aat, Pamphlets. aat, Annual reports. aat, Questionnaires. aat, and Memorandums. aat
- Corporate Names:
- State University of New York at Albany. President's Task Force on Women's Safety
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State) Albany
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