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National Organization for Women

 Organization

Found in 27 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.

Additional records of Boston N.O.W., 1970-2005

Collection Identifier: MC 632
Overview:

Additional records of the Boston Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) document members' activism for reproductive rights, economic equality, ending violence against women, etc.

Records of Boston N.O.W., 1967-1990

Collection Identifier: 77-M13--96-M48: T-187
Overview:

Correspondence, minutes, reports, audiotapes, etc., of Boston National Organization for Women, an organization working for legal, economic, and social equality for women.

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.

Papers of Betty Friedan, 1933-1985

Collection Identifier: MC 575: T-97: T-125: Vt-1: Phon-7
Overview:

Papers of Betty Friedan, feminist, activist, and author.

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.

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 Massachusetts NOW, 1970-2006

Collection Identifier: MC 580: T-381
Overview:

Records of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) document its efforts on behalf of women's rights and an end to violence against women through lobbying the state legislature, advocating before government agencies, and organizing public demonstrations.

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.

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  • Subject: Equal rights amendments X
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Subject
Feminism--United States 26
Equal rights amendments--United States 22
Feminists--United States 20
Sex discrimination against women--United States 19
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States 19
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Sex discrimination in employment--United States 11
Audiotapes 10
Abortion--United States 9
Boycotts--United States 7
Demonstrations--United States 7
Electronic records 7
Photographs 7
Videotapes 7
Women political activists--United States 7
Pro-choice movement--United States 6
Speeches 6
Women--United States--Social conditions 6
Equal pay for equal work--United States 5
International Women's Year, 1975 5
Legal documents 5
Office politics--United States 5
Pay equity--United States 5
Web sites 5
Women--Religious aspects 5
Women--Societies and clubs 5
Associations, institutions, etc. 4
Civil rights--United States 4
Equal rights amendments 4
Minutes 4
Women and religion--United States 4
Women--Education--United States 4
Women--Employment--United States 4
Abortion--Law and legislation--Massachusetts 3
Abortion--Law and legislation--United States 3
Affirmative action programs--Massachusetts 3
Feminism--International cooperation 3
Feminist theology--United States 3
Financial records 3
Interviews 3
Journalists--United States 3
Lesbianism--United States 3
Lesbians--United States 3
Married women--United States 3
Oral histories 3
Pro-choice movement--Massachusetts 3
Pro-life movement--United States 3
Questionnaires 3
Reproductive rights--United States 3
Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation 3
Sex discrimination in higher education--United States 3
Testimonies 3
Transcripts 3
United States--Armed Forces--Women 3
Women lawyers--United States 3
Women--Legal status, laws, etc. 3
Women--Massachusetts--Boston--Social conditions 3
Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation 2
Bibliographies 2
Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions 2
Buttons 2
Catholic women--United States 2
Child care 2
College teachers--United States 2
DVD-Video discs 2
Divorced women--United States 2
Feminism--United States--States 2
Feminists--Massachusetts 2
Help-wanted advertising--United States 2
Jewish women--United States 2
Motion pictures 2
Phonograph records 2
Political action committees 2
Press releases 2
Second wave feminism--United States 2
Second-wave feminism--United States 2
Sex discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States 2
Sex discrimination in education--United States 2
Sex discrimination in insurance--United States 2
Sexism in religion--United States 2
Sexual harassment in education--United States 2
Web archives 2
Women college teachers--United States 2
Women in the Catholic Church--United States 2
Women journalists--United States 2
Women judges--United States 2
Women's studies--United States 2
Women--Political activity--United States 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 1
Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation--United States 1
Animal rights--United States 1
Animal welfare 1
Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects 1
Animal welfare--Religious aspects--Christianity 1
Appointment books 1
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