| Description | Records of the Women's Caravan of Peace are among the Dora Winifred Russell Papers held at the Feminist Archive. The online catalogue descirbes the collection as containing: "A: material which tells the story of the Caravan includes letters, leaflets and maps relating to the planning of the journey; photographs... a typescript of Dora's detailed account of the journey; a video copy of the film made en route and correspondence between Dora and Rowan McOnegal and Mary Upton, the Feminist Archive workers who collected the Caravan material and began the task of organising it.
"B: material from the countries visited by the Caravan, mostly from Communist eastern Europe...Protests and petitions, bearing hundreds of signatures, aimed at United States and British policies in the Middle East, where tension flared even as the Caravan moved from country to country...Albums of photographs showing local scenes and institutions, especially achievements in health and education. Printed books, mainly in English, including material on the effects of the Second World War, German atrocities and concentration camps, on postwar reconstruction and achievements, the Hungarian government's reply to western accounts on the 1956 Hungarian uprising. A 'visitors book' of signatures gathered en route from well-wishers and supporters. (an identical copy was presented by the Caravanners to women in Moscow). Other material presented to the Caravan, including dolls in folk costume and some samples of cloth produced at a factory visited." |
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