Papers, 1971-1983 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1971-1983 (inclusive).

Collection includes Lexington NOW newsletters, budgets, announcements, membership lists, etc.; a 1976 report on women in history textbooks; printed programs, etc., from International Women's year and national NOW; material from the Massachusetts ERA campaign; and subject files on women's rights.

1.25 linear ft.

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Committee to Ratify the Massachusetts State Equal Rights Amendment

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The Committee to Ratify the Massachusetts State Equal Rights Amendment was created in the summer of 1975 to replace the Massachusetts State ERA Coalition and raise money for the ratification campaign in the November 1976 referendum. After the ERA was passed, the Committee became the ERA Implementation Project, which lobbied for legislation to reconcile existing laws with the ERA. The Women's Rights Project was begun in 1977 to litigate in areas where legislative efforts failed. From ...

National Organization for Women

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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....

Somers, Mariwyn.

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Mariwyn Somers was active in the Lexington, Mass., chapter of the National Organization for Women, chairing its task force on health, and serving as archivist. She also took part in the campaign for the state Equal Rights Amendment and for legislation to establish programs for displaced homemakers. From the description of Papers, 1971-1983 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122566114 ...

National Organization for Women. Lexington Area Chapter

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