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National Organization for Women

 Organization

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Additional audiotapes of the National Organization for Women, ca.1970-2001

Collection Identifier: T-466
Overview:

Additional audiotapes of the National Organization for Women (NOW), the largest feminist organization in the United States.

Papers of Catherine Shipe East, 1941-1996

Collection Identifier: MC 477: T-264: CD-131
Overview:

Papers of government official and feminist activist Catherine East

Papers of Elizabeth Farians, 1880-2013 (inclusive), 1942-2013 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 866: CD-88: DVD-115: T-515: Vt-276
Overview:

Writings, correspondence, and papers collected and created by theologian, feminist, animal rights advocate, and social justice activist Elizabeth Farians.

Audio collection of Betty Friedan, 1963-2007

Collection Identifier: T-97: T-125: Phon-7
Overview:

Audio collection of Betty Friedan, feminist, activist, teacher, and author includes radio broadcasts, speeches, etc.

Papers of Barbara Hays, 1973-2009

Collection Identifier: MC 688
Overview:

Correspondence, NOW national conference files, memorabilia, etc., of NOW activist and staff member Barbara Hays.

Papers of Wilma Scott Heide, 1968-1985

Collection Identifier: MC 495
Overview:

Papers of Wilma Scott Heide, sociologist and chair and president of the National Organization for Women.

Papers of Shelah Gilbert Leader, 1961-2003

Collection Identifier: MC 992
Overview:

Papers of Shelah Gilbert Leader document her work as recording secretary for the United States National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year; and include Leader's writings on women.

Moving image collection of the National Organization for Women, 1974-2006

Collection Identifier: Vt-241; MP-34; DVD-7
Overview:

Videotapes, motion pictures, and DVDs documenting the National Organization for Women's (NOW) conferences, marches and rallies, and political activism, as well as its role as plaintiff in NOW v. Scheidler.

Additional records of the National Organization for Women, 1970-2011

Collection Identifier: MC 666
Overview:

Additional records of the National Organization for Women (NOW), the largest feminist organization in the United States.

Audio collection of the National Organization for Women, 1966-1991

Collection Identifier: T-29
Overview:

Audiotapes of National Organization for Women national board meetings, national conference proceedings and workshops, interviews, and speeches.

National Organization for Women chapter newsletter collection, 1967-2008

Collection Identifier: Pr-1
Overview:

Newsletters produced by National Organization for Women (NOW) chapters in the United States and affiliates in France, Germany, and the Philippines.

Papers of Frances Arick Kolb, 1955-1990 (inclusive), 1972-1990 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 481
Overview:

Papers of Frances Arick Kolb, educational consultant, historian, and Eastern Regional Director and board member of the National Organization for Women.

Papers of Marguerite Rawalt, 1870s-1989

Collection Identifier: MC 478: Vt-125
Overview:

Papers of Marguerite Rawalt, attorney and officer in the National Federation of Business and Professional Women, National Organization for Women, and Women's Equity Action League.

Papers of NOW officer Dolores Alexander, 1960-1973

Collection Identifier: MC 499: T-157
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women executive director Dolores Alexander.

Papers of NOW officer Elizabeth Farians, 1965-1973

Collection Identifier: MC 480
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women officer Elizabeth Farians, coordinator of NOW's Ecumenical Task Force on Women and Religion.

Papers of NOW officer Georgia Fuller, 1973-1977

Collection Identifier: MC 486
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women officer Georgia Fuller, coordinator of NOW's Ecumenical Task Force on Women and Religion.

Papers of NOW officer Joan Hull, 1967-1977

Collection Identifier: MC 489
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women officer Joan Hull, coordinator of NOW's Task Force on Compliance and Enforcement.

Papers of NOW officer Judith Lightfoot, 1971-1977

Collection Identifier: MC 485
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women officer Judith Lightfoot, NOW chair.

Papers of NOW officer Kathy Bonk, 1975-1988

Collection Identifier: MC 492
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women officer Kathy Bonk, coordinator of NOW's Women's Media Task Force.

Papers of NOW officer Lucy Komisar, 1969-1982

Collection Identifier: MC 488
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women officer Lucy Komisar, NOW's Vice President of Public Relations.

Papers of NOW officer Mary Jean Collins, 1966-1988

Collection Identifier: MC 493: T-498
Overview:

Papers of National Organization for Women officer, Mary Jean Collins, Midwest Regional Director, National Board member, and Action Vice President.

Papers of NOW officer Patricia Ireland, 1972-2005

Collection Identifier: MC 663: Vt-189
Overview:

Papers of Patricia Ireland, feminist activist, lawyer, and former president of the National Organization for Women, include correspondence, reports, legal case files, notes, and other research and printed materials regarding NOW's work for women's rights and social justice.

Papers of Judith Ann Pickering, 1971-2018 (inclusive), 1971-1976 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 991
Overview:

Correspondence, minutes, notes, printed material, etc., documenting Judith Ann Pickering's work as a member of the board of directors of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and as an ERA activist.

Records of the NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund, 1968-2008

Collection Identifier: MC 623: T-200: Vt-177: DVD-57: MP-12: Phon-54
Overview:

Records of the National Organization for Women Legal Defense & Education Fund (NOW LDEF), founded in 1970 to fight gender inequality in the United States through litigation and public policy advocacy.

Records of the Women's Equity Action League, 1967-1990

Collection Identifier: MC 500
Overview:

Addenda to the records of the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL), a national membership organization with state affiliates, founded in 1968 and dedicated to improving the status and lives of all women primarily through education, litigation, and legislation.

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  • Subject: Feminism--United States X
  • Subject: Equal rights amendments--United States X

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Subject
Equal rights amendments--United States 25
Feminism--United States 25
Women's rights--United States 23
Feminists--United States 22
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States 21
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Sex discrimination against women--United States 17
Abortion--United States 10
Sex discrimination in employment--United States 10
Audiotapes 9
Speeches 8
Equal pay for equal work--United States 7
Pay equity--United States 7
Pro-choice movement--United States 7
Videotapes 6
Women--United States--Social conditions 6
Boycotts--United States 5
Civil rights--United States 5
Demonstrations--United States 5
International Women's Year, 1975 5
Interviews 5
Legal documents 5
Office politics--United States 5
Oral histories 5
Photographs 5
Women political activists--United States 5
Women--Religious aspects 5
Associations, institutions, etc. 4
Divorced women--United States 4
Electronic records 4
Feminism--International cooperation 4
Lesbianism--United States 4
Married women--United States 4
Minutes 4
Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation 4
Transcripts 4
United States--Armed Forces--Women 4
Women and religion--United States 4
Women--Education--United States 4
Abortion--Law and legislation--United States 3
Feminism--United States--States 3
Feminist theology--United States 3
Financial records 3
Help-wanted advertising--United States 3
Journalists--United States 3
Pro-life movement--United States 3
Questionnaires 3
Sex discrimination in higher education--United States 3
Testimonies 3
Women journalists--United States 3
Women lawyers--United States 3
Women--Employment--Law and legislation 3
Affirmative action programs 2
Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation 2
Appointment books 2
Bibliographies 2
Buttons 2
Catholic women--United States 2
Child care 2
Child support 2
Child support--United States 2
Civil rights 2
College teachers--United States 2
DVD-Video discs 2
Labor laws and legislation--United States 2
Lesbian activists--United States 2
Motion pictures 2
Older women--United States 2
Phonograph records 2
Political action committees 2
Politics, Practical--United States 2
Press and politics--United States 2
Press releases 2
Proceedings 2
Radio programs 2
Second wave feminism--United States 2
Sex discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States 2
Sex discrimination in insurance--United States 2
Sexism in religion--United States 2
Sexual harassment in education--United States 2
United States--Officials and employees 2
Web archives 2
Web sites 2
Women college teachers--United States 2
Women in the Catholic Church--United States 2
Women judges--United States 2
Women political activists 2
Women's rights 2
Women's studies--United States 2
Women--Political activity--United States 2
Women--Societies and clubs 2
Abortion 1
Abortion -- United States 1
Abortion--Press coverage 1
Abortion--Religious aspects 1
Abused women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States 1
Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation--United States 1
Ageism--United States 1
Aging--Social aspects--United States 1
Animal rights--United States 1
Animal welfare 1
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