Papers of NOW officers, 1971-1977 (inclusive).

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Papers of NOW officers, 1971-1977 (inclusive).

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Correspondence, minutes, reports, and printed material chronicle the computerization of NOW's national office systems, the NOW-led Sears boycott, and the debate between the NOW Majority Caucus and Womansurge over the reorganization of NOW during the mid-1970s. Also included is correspondence, etc., regarding NOW chapters and regions, and the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund.

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