Papers of NOW officers, 1970-1977 (inclusive).

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Papers of NOW officers, 1970-1977 (inclusive).

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Writings and speeches by Spalding, correspondence and printed material relating to Spalding's work with the National Organization for Women's Task Force on Marriage, Family Relations, and Divorce. Also included is correspondence and printed material from the Connecticut Permanent Commission on the Status of Women.

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Spalding, Elizabeth

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Elizabeth Coxe Spalding (ca.1921-2001) was head of the National Organization for Women's Task Force on Marriage, Family Relations, and Divorce (1973-1976), and president of the NOW chapter in Hartford, Conn. She was also a member of Connecticut's Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, chairing their committee to pass the equal protection amendment to the state constitution in 1974. From the description of Papers of NOW officers, 1970-1977 (inclusive). (Harvard University). Worl...