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National Organization for Women

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Ann Bartlett Making Waves papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1415
Abstract

Consists of Bartlett’s written histories of feminist organizations in Duluth and Superior that were not included in her book Making Waves (2016) and recorded interviews with women who played key roles in organizations that are included in the book.

Dates: 2016

Joyce M. Benson papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: S6171
Abstract

The collection contains delegate and information materials from the 1985 United Nations Women’s Conference in Nairobi, Kenya; a list of 1985-1986 talks and presentations given by Benson about the conference experience to named Duluth organizations; congratulations and thank you letters for speaking; and letters from Kenyan women. The collection also includes documents and newspaper clippings related to Benson's work as a women's rights activist.

Dates: 1978-1991; Majority of material found in 1978-1986, 1991

National Organization for Women (Minnesota) records

 Collection — Box Oversize
Identifier: S2326
Abstract

The collection contains minutes, annual/chapter reports, membership list, correspondence, news releases, by-laws, legislative platforms, resolutions, committee proposals and minutes, state conference information, bus trips to the capitol, photographs, information from related organizations, miscellaneous, newspaper clippings, and oversized posters. Materials from both the Duluth, Minnesota chapter and the statewide, Minnesota, organization are represented in the collection.

Dates: 1977-1984

Women in Politics oral history interviews

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2291
Abstract In 1978 and 1979 historian Barbara Sommer interviewed fifteen women form the Duluth, Minnesota area who were involved in politics as elected officials or activists. In the interviews the women discussed their reasons for entering politics, their involvements past and present, and their own and their families' reactions to their involvement in politics. The collection consists of audio recordings of the interviews, typed indexes to the topics covered in the recordings, copies of the question...
Dates: 1978-1979

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Subject
Feminism 3
Women 3
Women--Political activity--Minnesota 3
Audio Recordings 2
Political activists 2