Records of the NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund, 1968-2008

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Records of the NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund, 1968-2008

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Records of the National Organization for Women Legal Defense & Education Fund (NOW LDEF), founded in 1970 to fight gender inequality in the United States through litigation and public policy advocacy.

265.42 linear ft.; (635 file boxes, 3 half file boxes) plus 1 folio box, 3 folio+ folders, 10 photograph folders, 59 audiotapes, 20 videotapes, 1 DVD, 2 motion pictures, 1 phonograph record, 2 objects, electronic records

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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