Papers of JoAnn Evansgardner and Gerald H.F. Gardner, 1965-1991

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Papers of JoAnn Evansgardner and Gerald H.F. Gardner, 1965-1991

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The Papers of JoAnn Evansgardner and Gerald H. F. Gardner contain documents and records of the feminist movement across the nation and in Pittsburgh and southwest Pennsylvania, 1965-1991. The collection is organized into eleven major series. Because of the overlapping subjects, timelines and organizations involved in the fight for equality for women, materials are difficult to catagorized and therefore may be located within different series.

46.25 linear ft. ( 37 boxes)

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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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....

National Organization for Women. Pittsburgh Chapter.

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Evansgardner, JoAnn.

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JoAnn Evansgardner and Gerald Gardner have long been active participants in the Civil Rights Movement, joining the NAACP in 1963 and NOW in 1968. JoAnn, born in 1925, spent much of her childhood in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, but left the city for North Carolina during World War II. After driving vehicles for military officers and trucks for the 2nd Army, she returned to Pittsburgh in 1945 and worked at Mellon Institute on research projects for Union Carbide & Co. Supported by ...

Gardner, Gerald H. F.

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National Organization for Women. Pennsylvania Chapter.

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