Documents concerning the arrest of shirtless women in Rochester, NY
Collection — manuscript box: 86 - folder 1
Identifier: 7756
Scope and content
Seven legal documents regarding the defense of ten women in Rochester, NY arrested in 1989 for not wearing shirts in public.
Dates
- 1989-1992.
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
On June 24, 1989, ten women picnicking at Durand Eastman Beach, a public park within the City of Rochester, NY, were arrested for violation of Section 245.01 of the New York State Penal Law which threatens women, but not men, with criminal sanctions for revealing their breasts below the top of the areola in a public space. The women asserted their rights to topfree equality.
Extent
1 folders. (1 folder.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)