Christine Stevens Interviewed by Jill Howard Church, November 4, 1999

Item information

Title:

Christine Stevens Interviewed by Jill Howard Church, November 4, 1999

Description:

The interviews with Christine Stevens are from 1999, and were conducted by Jill Howard Church and Diane Beers. Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute in 1951 and was its president until her death in 2002. Under her leadership, the institute's lobbying efforts led to the successful creation of multiple laws for the protection of animals, including US legislation on animal experimentation, humane slaughter, trapping, and safeguarding endangered species. The interviews are part of the oral histories created by the Animal Rights Network, an activist organization that worked to unite local, national, and international animal rights groups to achieve shared goals.

Topics:

Animal Protection

Subjects:

Activists
Animal welfare
Animal welfare -- Societies, etc

Original Format:

Audio cassette tape

Item identifier:

mc00582-001-ce0001-stevens-19991104

Producer:

Animal Rights Network more info on Animal Rights Network 

Interviewee:

Stevens, Christine more info on Stevens, Christine 

Interviewer:

Church, Jill Howard more info on Church, Jill Howard 

Created Date:

1999-11-04

Genre:

Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)

Names:

Stevens, Christine more info on Stevens, Christine 
Animal Welfare Institute more info on Animal Welfare Institute 
Animal Rights Network more info on Animal Rights Network 

Digital Project:

Manuscript Collections