Marian McCracken papers 1968-1999
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Peoples Campaign for Choice.
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In February 1987, Right to Life of Michigan, Inc. gathered signatures on petitions to initiate legislation to end Medicaid funding of abortions in Michigan in cases where the mother's life was not at risk. It submitted the signatures to the Secretary of State for validation and the Michigan legislature was then given the option to ignore, pass, or amend the initiative. The initiative could not be vetoed. The legislature chose to amend the legislation to assist state employees, but d...
McCracken, Marian, 1920-
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Teacher, feminist, president of the Michigan Conference of the National Organization for Women and other women's rights and feminist organizations. From the description of Marian McCracken papers, 1968-1996. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85212440 Marian McCracken has been active in the Michigan feminist movement since the 1950s and is particularly noted for her leadership role in the Michigan Conference of the National Organization for Women (NOW...
National Organization for Women. Michigan Conference.
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The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966. The Michigan Chapter (later Conference) of NOW was convened in December 1969 by Patricia Hill Burnett in Detroit. By the middle of 1971 local chapters had been established in Big Rapids and Lansing. The first annual state convention was held in June 1972. A year later, Michigan NOW could boast of 17 local chapters and more than 1000 members. By 1983, the state organization had grown to 28 chapters and 6500 members (a loss of 1...
