THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Shelley Farber
“The women’s movement has given me a sense of myself and a place in the world.”
Advocate for women’s rights. Leader in corporate government and non-profit environments. Director of the Feminist Women’s Health Center. Feminist Women’s Health Center Institute. Corporate government and non-profit environment including the Community and Urban Forestry Coordinator, State Department Of Natural Resources, Seattle WA.
Interviewed by Judy Waxman, September 2020
![# 3 Circa 1975](https://i0.wp.com/veteranfeministsofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3-Circa-1975.png?resize=268%2C300&ssl=1)
![#4 Shelley and Kathy Hodge contributors to A New View of a Woman’s Body, 1982](https://i0.wp.com/veteranfeministsofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4-Shelley-and-Kathy-Hodge-contributors-to-A-New-View-of-a-Womans-Body-1982--e1602851552298-300x230.png?resize=300%2C230&ssl=1)
Photo 1. Shelley at the Feminist Women’s Health Center, circa 1975. Photo 2. Shelley and Kathy Hodge, contributors to the book, A New View of a Woman’s Body, 1982.
More About Shelley:
- Women’s Health in Women’s Hands website
- Emma Goldman Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa records
- The Feminist Women’s Health Center Report, 1975
- Select newspaper clippings 1973 – 1982
- The First Self Help Clinic, 1971
- Mentioned in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America, page 223