Allyn Ravitz was a graduate of the University of Detroit School of Law in 1972. Soon thereafter she became legal counsel for Metropolitan Detroit NOW and active in various women's rights causes. In 1974, she helped form the first all-women's credit union in the country, the Feminist Federal Credit Union. Within one year, the credit union had issued more than a third of $1 million in loans to women. At the same time, Ravitz and others were trying to pass legislation to change Michigan's credit laws. Ravitz also helped change the Fair Housing Act so women would not be discriminated against on the basis of sex, age, or because they were mothers with children.
From the guide to the Allyn Ravitz papers, 1973-1997, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)
