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Sylvia Spring Fonds
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Sylvia Spring Fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-182
  • Fonds
  • 1969-[201-]
The fonds consists of various materials related to Sylvia Spring's involvement as an activist, filmmaker, and conference speaker. It contains various types of textual, graphic, audio and video documents. It is divided into six series. The first series contains various material related to women’s issues. It includes posters, buttons, and stamps collections. The second series shows Sylvia Spring's various interventions in national and international conferences. The third series contains publications as comic books, dealing with topics related to women and the law, which texts were written by Sylvia Spring. The fourth series consists of records related to Sylvia Spring’s involvement to improve representation of women in the media. It reflects her implication in the MediaWatch organisation. The fifth series highlights Sylvia Spring’s films and productions as “Madeleine is…” (1969-1971), “Breaking the Silence. Stories from Aids Activists” (1996), “20th Century Gals (According to Babe)” (2000). It includes photographs of her meetings with different women filmmakers. The sixth series contains materials collected by Sylvia Spring on issues related to violence against women and includes Sylvia Spring’s documentaries on “Razor's Edge. The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation” (2005) and “Our bodies… their battleground. Gender Based Violence During Conflict” (2004).
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Le fonds est constitué de divers documents relatifs à l'engagement de Sylvia Spring en tant qu'activiste, cinéaste et conférencière. Il contient divers types de documents textuels, graphiques, audio et vidéo. Il est divisé en six séries. La première série contient divers documents relatifs aux questions féminines. Elle comprend des affiches, des macarons et des collections de timbres. La deuxième série témoigne des diverses interventions de Sylvia Spring lors de conférences nationales et internationales. La troisième série contient des publications sous forme de bandes dessinées, traitant de sujets liés aux femmes et au droit, dont les textes ont été écrits par Sylvia Spring. La quatrième série est constituée de documents relatifs à l'implication de Sylvia Spring dans l'amélioration de la représentation des femmes dans les médias. Elle reflète son implication dans l'organisation MediaWatch. La cinquième série met en lumière les films et productions de Sylvia Spring tels que "Madeleine is..." (1969-1971), "Breaking the Silence. Stories from Aids Activists" (1996), "20th Century Gals (According to Babe)" (2000). Elle comprend des photographies de ses rencontres avec différentes femmes cinéastes. La sixième série contient des documents rassemblés par Sylvia Spring sur les questions liées à la violence contre les femmes et comprend les documentaires de Sylvia Spring sur "Razor's Edge. The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation" (2005) et "Our bodies... their battleground. La violence fondée sur le genre pendant les conflits" (2004).

Spring, Sylvia

Various resources on women issues and events

The series consists of various material related to women’s issues and events during the 70s to the 90s. It includes some records related to "The Dinner Party" an artwork installation by Judy Chicago. It contains also posters, buttons, and stamps collections on women's movement.
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