National Organization for Women. Morris County Chapter (Morris County, N.J.)

Dates:
Active 1994
Active 2005

Biographical notes:

Television production company.

In 1993, tired of being vilified by rightwing extremists in their area, Morris County, New Jersey NOW activists took the suggestion of well-known feminist, Florence Kennedy, to explore the possiblility of producing their own TV show. The named the program "New Directions for Women" in honor of the national feminist publication of the same name that was published by Paula Kasell, the founder of the Morris County NOW chapter. A local cable company, Sammons Communications, provided ten weeks of training to the newly-formed TV Task Force. In August 1994 they began producing New Directions for Women Feminist Programs. As of March 2007, the organization is still extant and still producing the program.

From the description of New Directions for Women Productions records, 1994-2005 (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 192074652

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Subjects:

  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • Abused women
  • Abused women
  • Aged women
  • Families
  • Families
  • Family violence
  • Family violence
  • Feminism
  • Feminism
  • Feminists
  • Feminists
  • Gay rights
  • Gay rights
  • Lesbianism
  • Lesbianism
  • Marriage
  • Marriage
  • Morris County (N.J.)
  • Motherhood
  • Motherhood
  • New Directions for Women (Television program)
  • Older women
  • Reproductive health
  • Reproductive health
  • Television broadcasting
  • Television broadcasting
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women in politics
  • Women in sports
  • Women in television broadcasting
  • Women in television broadcasting
  • Women's rights
  • Women's rights
  • World Conference on Women (4th : 1995 : Beijing, China)
  • Young women
  • Young women

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Developing countries (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (as recorded)
  • New Jersey (as recorded)
  • Morris County (N.J.) (as recorded)