Silvia Federici papers (Ms.2017.023)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Silvia Federici papers |
| Date range: | 1922-2020 (bulk 1970-2017) |
| Creator: | Federici, Silvia |
| Extent: | 11.5 Linear Feet (6 record center cartons, 2 file boxes, 1 half file box, 1 3-size oversize box, and 1 map case) |
| Abstract: | This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Silvia Federici, Italian-American scholar and activist; co-founder of the International Feminist Collective; and organizer with the International Wages for Housework campaign. Federici served as Professor Emerita of Social Sciences at Hofstra University where her research focused around questions of colonialism, capital punishment, immigration and emigration, globalization and global market inequality, food politics, elder care and capitalism, and academic freedom in Africa. The collection documents Federici's academic career, personal life, and feminist activism, and dates from 1922-2020 (bulk 1970-2017). |
| Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
| Collection number: | Ms.2017.023 |
