Papers of NOW officer Barbara Hays, 1973-2007 (inclusive).

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Papers of NOW officer Barbara Hays, 1973-2007 (inclusive).

Collection includes correspondence, notes, conference materials, training materials, printed material, buttons, stickers, etc., documenting Barbara Hays' work for the National Organization for Women at the chapter and national levels, as well as her participation in other feminist activities.

18.17 linear ft. (15 cartons, 1 file box)

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Hays, Barbara, 1946-

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Barbara Hays was born in 1946 in southern Indiana. She attended Indiana University and Saginaw Valley State University before earning a BA in political science from Central Michigan University in 1986. She also took graduate level courses in public law and political participation at the University of Maryland. She joined the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1975 and served as recording secretary, newsletter editor, chapter delegate to national NOW conferences, and president of the Midlan...

National Organization for Women. Michigan Chapter

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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....