[Audio collection] [sound recording]. 1966-1991.

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[Audio collection] [sound recording]. 1966-1991.

Audiotapes include NOW national board meetings and NOW national conference proceedings, as well as the National Abortion Clinic Defense Conference (1990), the National Young Feminist Conference (1991), and three regional conferences. Miscellaneous interviews and speeches include a number featuring Eleanor Smeal and others discussing the ERA. Materials are arranged largely in chronological order, where dates are identified.

9 sound tape reels : analog.1,753 sound cassettes : analog.2 sound discs : analog, 45 rpm; 7 in.

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