Slifkin, Miriam

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Miriam Slifkin is a women's rights activist in Chapel Hill who founded and was president of the Chapel Hill chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW). She also helped found the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. She received a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1968 and worked in that field for some time before dedicating herself to women's rights activism.

From the guide to the Miriam Slifkin Papers, 1961-1994, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Women's rights activist in Chapel Hill, N.C., who founded and was president of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the Orange County Rape Crisis Center.

From the description of Miriam Slifkin papers, 1961-2005. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 429906611

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creatorOf Slifkin, Miriam. Miriam Slifkin papers, 1961-2005. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Miriam Slifkin Papers, 1961-1994 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Chapel Hill-Carrboro Rape Crisis Center. (N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith John Motley Morehead Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith National Organization for Women. corporateBody
associatedWith Orange County Rape Crisis Center. (N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. corporateBody
associatedWith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
North Carolina--Chapel Hill
North Carolina
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Feminists
Women
Women
Women in higher education
Women in science
Women's rights
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Active 1961

Active 2005

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