Berry, Betty Blaisdell.
Berry (B.A., Smith College, 1944; M.A., New York University, 1968) was national coordinator of the Marriage and Divorce Task Force of the National Organization for Women, 1968-1973. As coordinator, she founded and edited the task force newsletter and developed and conducted numerous workshops on marriage and divorce. Berry was active in the New York chapter of NOW as recording secretary (1967-1968) and as chair of the chapter's Marriage and the Family Committee (1967-1971). In 1974 she received a grant from the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund to compile and edit "A Woman's Guide to Florida Laws." Berry was also a consultant on marriage and divorce education for the United Presbyterian Church, and founder and president of the Marriage and Divorce Press, Inc., established in 1974 to publish educational material about marriage, family life, and divorce. She also served as a member of the Homemaker Committee of the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year.
From the description of Papers of NOW officers, 1965-1988 (inclusive), 1967-1977 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122421596
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referencedIn | Davall, Irene. Papers of Irene Davall, 1971-1987. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Kolb, Frances Arick,. [Audiotape collection] [sound recording]. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | East, Catherine Shipe. Papers of Catherine Shipe East. 1941-1995 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985. Papers, 1968-1985 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | Papers of NOW officer Betty Blaisdell Berry, 1940-2006 (inclusive), 1967-1977 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Records of the National Organization for Women, 1959-2002 (inclusive), 1966-1998 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Kolb, Frances Arick. Papers, 1955-1990 (inclusive), 1972-1990 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Spalding, Elizabeth Coxe. Papers of NOW officers, 1970-1977 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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associatedWith | Davall, Irene. | person |
associatedWith | East, Catherine, 1916-1996. | person |
associatedWith | Ginsburg, Ruth Bader. | person |
associatedWith | Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985. | person |
associatedWith | Kolb, Frances Arick, | person |
associatedWith | National Organization for Women. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | National Organization for Women. New York Chapter. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Rossi, Alice S., 1922-2009. | person |
associatedWith | Seidenberg, Faith. | person |
associatedWith | Spalding, Elizabeth Coxe. | person |
associatedWith | United States. National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Weitzman, Lenore J. | person |
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Child support |
Demonstrations |
Divorced women |
Divorce law and legislation |
Feminism |
International Women's Year, 1975 |
Married women |
Sex discrimination against women |
Women |
Women |
Women's rights |
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Person
Active 1965
Active 1988