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Correspondence and news clippings, 1975, 1978, 1991-1992

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Content of the Papers

From the Collection:

One folder contains materials photocopied from originals in the possession of Judith Lightfoot Cormack, and includes letters written by, to, or concerning Cormack, some meeting minutes, and newsclippings. The items are arranged in chronological order.

Topics covered include the NOW split (1975), and specifically the 13-strong New Orleans meeting attended by Lightfoot, NOW co-founder Betty Friedan, and the president of NOW Legal Defense Fund, Mary Jean Tully, at which NOW's organizational changes and goals were discussed. Also covered is NOW's 25th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. on January 10, 1992, and Cormack's invitation, attendance and reaction to that meeting.

Other subjects covered are the donation of Cormack's NOW papers, 1972-1975, to the Schlesinger Library (1978); the January 1992 interview conducted with her on behalf of the Schlesinger Library and the interviewee's (Gene Boyer) connection with the University of Wisconsin--Madison Oral History Project; and 1992 NOW leadership.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975, 1978, 1991-1992

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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