Jane Foraker-Thompson Papers, 1975-1994

Folders 1 to 10 are in arbitrary order of loose materials found in the pocket of notebook one. Foraker-Thompson included the notebook material from her activities while living in New Mexico during the 1970s. Her early interest in victims' causes is clearly visible in the retention of the published materials found in Folders 1 through 8. A vital document in this section is the 1979 proposal for the Boise's Women's Crisis Center. This is a landmark in public recognition of the often secret crisis of domestic violence.

The 1982 Victims Rights Week conference focused on children as victims. The files address other issues of violence, particularly rape. A copy of the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982 is found in Folder 14. The papers relating to the 1983 Victims Rights Week identify the necessity of informing the public of the their rights when victims of crime. This was the purpose of the grant located in Folder 23.

In 1984 there begins significant legislative awareness of victims rights. Both the United States Congress and the State Legislature introduced laws regarding victims rights. A BSU course on Criminal Victimization was taught during the fall semester of this year by Foraker-Thompson.

Folders 132 to 139 are again loose material from notebook two. These papers identify the close relationship between women's issues and victims rights. The Vanguard information in Folder 133 includes newsletters, operational information and cooperative agreements with other victim support groups. Folder 137 contains the Idaho Statesman article profiling Foraker-Thompson and her work with victims of violence.