Eleanor Crisler Babcock papers

Collection

Identifier: W025

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Papers

The Eleanor Crisler Babcock Collection contains printed materials and artifacts related to ERA ratification efforts from the Georgia chapter of N.O.W., ERA Georgia, Inc., and HERA.

Dates

1979-1982

Creator

Babcock, Eleanor Crisler, 1931- (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Biography of Eleanor Crisler Babcock

Eleanor Hope Crisler Babcock, born November 8, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia, has worked as a homemaker, substitute teacher, mortgage loan counselor, and insurance claims clerical supervisor. In addition to membership in various women's rights organizations, she has been an active member of the Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Harmony Barbershop Chorus, and the United Methodist Church.

Active throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s in Georgia People of Faith for ERA, Housewives for ERA (HERA), the Georgia Chapter of NOW, and ERA Georgia, Inc., Babcock also lobbied Georgia legislators and marched in Washington, D.C. in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. She lived in Kennesaw, Georgia with her husband, Robert William Babcock, Sr.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Eleanor Hope Crisler Babcock, born November 8, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia, has worked as a homemaker, substitute teacher, mortgage loan counselor, and insurance claims clerical supervisor. The Eleanor Crisler Babcock Collection contains printed materials and artifacts related to ERA ratification efforts from the Georgia chapter of NOW, ERA Georgia, Inc., and HERA.

Arrangement

Unarranged.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Eleanor Crisler Babcock via Julia Marks Young, April 16, 1998.

Related Archival Materials

Related Materials in This Repository

Eleanor Crisler Babcock oral history interview, April 19, 2004. Georgia Women's Movement Oral History Project (W008)
Eleanor Crisler Babcock, Yellow Topaz: A Historical Memoir is available in the reading room and in Georgia State University Library's Digital Collections.