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She later made headlines, publicizing her brutal treatment at the hands of staff, which led to a grand jury investigation of the prison.

In 1965, while attending Bennington College, Dworkin was arrested in New York City for protesting against the Vietnam War, and spent four days in the Women's House of Detention.

She was the daughter of Sylvia (Spiegel), a secretary, and Harry Dworkin, a guidance counselor. References to the course syllabus and other related materials in the paper collection are included.Īuthor, critic, and radical feminist Andrea Dworkin was born on September 26, 1946, in Camden, New Jersey. Series IV, TEACHING, 1983 (#63-80), contains recordings of Andrea Dworkin's and Catharine MacKinnon's lectures for their class on Pornography and the Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, fall 1983. Also included is a recording of Sylvia Dworkin's funeral service. Series III, PUBLIC READINGS AND SYLVIA DWORKIN'S FUNERAL SERVICE, 1976-1990 (#55-62), contains recordings of Andrea Dworkin reading to audiences in bookstores and university settings from her works: Letters from a War Zone, The New Woman's Broken Heart, Mercy, and unpublished works. Interviews for which there are transcripts in the paper collection include a cross-reference. Series II, INTERVIEWS, 1984-1997 (#42-54), includes unedited material, off-air recordings, and recordings supplied by the individual stations, of radio interviews with Andrea Dworkin from over the United States as well as Canada and Great Britain. Speeches for which there are transcripts in the paper collection include a cross-reference. Venues for the speeches range from conferences and protest rallies to workshops and testimony before former Attorney General's Commission on Pornography. Series I, SPEECHES, 1975-1995 (#1-41), includes speeches given by Andrea Dworkin and others, such as Catharine MacKinnon, with whom she worked closely or had a significant personal relationship. For related videotapes, see Andrea Dworkin videotape collection, 1981-1998 ( Vt-136). For related papers, see the finding aid for the Andrea Dworkin collection, MC 540. The bulk of the audiotapes feature Andrea Dworkin either as the sole speaker or on a panel with others, but there are a few audiotapes featuring people in Dworkin's life who are made reference to in the paper collection.