Papers of Denise O'Brien, 1965-1967, 1983-1994.

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Papers of Denise O'Brien, 1965-1967, 1983-1994.

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The collection documents farmers' politicization during the mid-1980s farm crisis and their political activity in response to agribusiness, environmental questions in agriculture, and economic hardship. Included are files of grassroots rural organizations which formed in response to the 1984-1985 farm crisis, notably Prairiefire Rural Action, the Iowa Farm Unity Coalition, the Iowa Peace Institute, and the Family Crisis Support Network in Atlantic, Iowa. O'Brien's involvement in national and international organizations is documented by files of the National Family Farm Coalition, the Women's Alternative Economic Network, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Association for Women in Development, and the Women, Poverty, and Economic Power Program. Topical files include material on rural cooperative development, sustainable agriculture, the bovine growth hormone, contaminated grain, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), organic agriculture, and national health care.

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University of Iowa Libraries

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)

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Prairiefire Rural Action

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PrairieFire Rural Action was founded in 1985 and based in Des Moines, Iowa. Organized during the 1980s farm crisis, PrairieFire Rural Action assisted Midwestern farmers and their families, and provided advocacy on behalf of farmers. The organization endeavored to keep families on their farms by keeping rural communities informed about current issues, educating them about their legal and political rights, and serving as an aid to organized action. In 1999, PrairieFire Rural Action was dissolved a...

Iowa Peace Institute

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Association for Women in Development

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O'Brien, Denise, 1950?-

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Organic farmer and political activist; resident of rural Atlantic, Iowa. From the description of Papers of Denise O'Brien, 1965-1967, 1983-1994. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233106443 ...

Family Crisis Support Network (Atlantic, Iowa)

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Women, Poverty, and Economic Power Program.

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Women's Alternative Economic Network.

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Ms. Foundation for Women (U.S.)

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The Ms. Foundation for Women (MFW) was founded by Patricia T. Carbine, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Gloria Steinem, and Marlo Thomas to redistribute profits from Ms. Magazine to the grassroots women's movement. In 1974, the Ms. Foundation established its first grant-making program with the proceeds from Free to Be... You and Me, a multimedia project created by Marlo Thomas, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and others. In 1976 the organization became the first to support efforts to comba...

Iowa Farm Unity Coalition.

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National Family Farm Coalition (U.S.)

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The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) was formed in 1978 to support federal legislation known as the Family Farm Development Act. The NFFC worked closely with the National Family Farm Education Project (NFFEP), also formed in 1978. The NFFEP was concerned with involving and educating the public on farming issues. The NFFC and NFFEP decided to merge (1981) in an effort to save money and strengthen their ability to meet their goals. The economic downturn of the early 1980s forced the organizat...