McEldowney, Carol Cohen, 1943-1973

Carol McEldowney was an activist for human rights issues and in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and early 1970s in Cleveland and in Boston. She was a member of Students for a Democratic Society, and a community organizer for the Economic Research and Action Project in Cleveland working with welfare mothers. In 1967 she was one of two women who traveled with a group of ten activists to Hanoi in 1967 (see her: Hanoi Journal, 1967). After moving to Boston in 1971 she was active in the women's movement and in the fight for gay and lesbian rights. She also taught self defense and contributed to Our bodies; ourselves. Her journals and papers illustrate both her personal and political life until her death in 1973.

From the description of Journals and papers, 1969-1973. (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 52934851

Carol McEldowney was an activist for human rights issues and in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and early 1970s in Cleveland and in Boston. As part of a group of ten activists, she traveled to North Vietnam in 1967 for a month long journey to learn about the Vietnamese people and their society to counter the censored images the activists believed were being presented by the U.S. government. Her journal of this trip details her observations and discussions on issues of the military, health and political issues, and women's roles in North Vietnam.

From the description of Hanoi Journal, 1967. (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 52891001