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Umaine Needs Rape Kits: Improving Sexual Assault Resources On Campus, Emma Vannorsdall Sep 2021

Umaine Needs Rape Kits: Improving Sexual Assault Resources On Campus, Emma Vannorsdall

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

One in four undergraduate women are sexually assaulted in college. While perpetrators rarely serve prison time, victims are left with emotional and physical trauma. Only 20-percent of women aged 18-24 report sexual assault to law enforcement. As highlighted by the Association for American Universities, many women do not report cases because they do not think it’s serious enough, they feel ashamed or they think they can take care of it on their own. The unfortunate reality is that there is not a sufficient support system for sexual assault victims, and we need to streamline the process for helping victims seek …


Women's Resource Center Fundraising Poster, Women's Resource Center Jan 1995

Women's Resource Center Fundraising Poster, Women's Resource Center

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster promoting fundraising efforts by the Women's Resource Center at UMaine, 1995.


Women's Resource Center Fundraising Flyer, Women's Resource Center Jan 1995

Women's Resource Center Fundraising Flyer, Women's Resource Center

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Flyer promoting fundraising efforts by the Women's Resource Center at UMaine, 1995.


Women's Resource Center Fundraising Poster, Women's Resource Center Jan 1995

Women's Resource Center Fundraising Poster, Women's Resource Center

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Poster promoting fundraising efforts by the Women's Resource Center, WRC, at UMaine, 1995. The poster asks, "What can the WRC do for you???" and lists services offered by the Women's Resource Center including promoting healthy relationships, provide asylum from sexual violence, and provide stigma-free sexual health information.


Women's Resource Center Fundraising Poster, Women's Resource Center Jan 1995

Women's Resource Center Fundraising Poster, Women's Resource Center

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Graphic-heavy poster promoting the Women's Resource Center located in the Memorial Union at the University of Maine. Clip art images include a condom wrapper, a sanitary pad, a stethoscope, a heart with a super-imposed EKG line tracing, an open book, a card of birth control pills, and a set of disembodied breasts. The poster is recruiting donations to support the Women's Resource Center.


Lesbian Battering Working Group Memo, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Lesian Battering Working Group Dec 1987

Lesbian Battering Working Group Memo, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Lesian Battering Working Group

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Copy of a memo sent to the Maine Coalition for Family Crisis Services (MCFCS), a Coalition of Battered Women's Projects, from the Lesbian Battering Working Group associated with Spruce Run discussing the need to increase awareness of domestic violence in same-sex relationships, particularly in Lesbian relationships. The Lesbian Battering Working Group seeks to establish an official affiliation with MCFCS and seed money.


Naming The Violence : Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering Survey, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Joyce Grover Jan 1987

Naming The Violence : Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering Survey, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, Joyce Grover

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letter from Joyce Grover, Chair of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Lesbian Task Force, requesting members of Spruce Run to respond to a survey about services provided to lesbians experience domestic violence. The document includes a summary of responses from Spruce Run.


Rape: The Myths And The Realities, Jeff Harper Apr 1979

Rape: The Myths And The Realities, Jeff Harper

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The first months at UMO had gone well for Mary, a freshman. She met Robert one night while drinking at a fraternity party. They talked for a few hours and Robert asked her if she wanted a pizza. He was an attractive, pleasant upperclassman and Mary was flattered. They went for pizza and Mary enjoyed herself. On the the way back to the dormitories, Robert drove to a secluded spot off the road. He kissed Mary, which was about as far as she wanted to go. He had no intentions of stopping there. After just a kiss he proceeded to …