Mary B. Stinson Collection 1974-1981

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Mary B. Stinson Collection 1974-1981

http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/umass/mums824.html

Throughout the 1970s, Mary B. Stinson (formerly Lindblom) was an active member of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in California and served as a delegate to the First National Women's Conference in Houston. The collection includes several ephemeral objects reflecting Stinson's activism including IWY pendant necklaces and an ERA license plate frame, along with published reports and articles relating to the IWY and a 1979 NOW conference in California.

2 boxes; (1.25 linear ft.)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6323682

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

National Organization for Women

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68t5d2b (corporateBody)

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was formed in Washington D.C. in 1966, and incorporated in 1967. The organization was formed to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of society, assuming all privileges and responsibilities in fully equal partnership with men. Local chapters were formed throughout the country and task forces were set up to deal with problems of women in areas such as employment, education, religion, poverty, law, politics, and image in the media....

Stinson, Mary B.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p71z5n (person)

NOW membership card Mary B. Stinson (formerly Lindblom) was an activist involved with the National Organization for Women (NOW) in California. She served as a delegate from California at the First National Women's Conference in Houston and attended the 1979 NOW conference in California. The National Women's Conference (NWC) was a result of a series of actions in observance of International Women's Year (IWY) in 1975. On January 9th, 1975, President Ford issu...

International Women's Year Conference

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69q91jv (corporateBody)

The Connecticut State conference of the International Women's Year was held at the University of Bridgeport on 11-12 June 1977. The women's conference was sponsored by the National Committee on the Observance of International Women's Year in order to elect delegates to attend the National Conference in Houston in November and to adopt resolutions to present to the National Conference. From the guide to the International Women's Year Conference Records., 1973-1980., (Archives & Sp...