Object number:
H97.23.9
Object name:
newsletter
Title:
NOW, Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 7, July 1971
Date made:
July 1971
Material / Technique:
paper ~ gray | print ~ black | staple
Dimensions:
W: 8.5 in
Credit line:
Gift of Diana Thatcher
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Six pages on tan-colored fibrous paper, printed on two sides in black ink, stapled at upper left corner. On rear, address label to Diana Thatcher, Oakland with canceled stamp, sent through the mail folded in half.
Content description:
National Organization For Women, Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 7, July 1971, Berkeley, California, 25 cents. Announcement of the election meeting for NOW, nominating co-chairs Babette Chamberlin and B.J. Miller, Ellen Sandor for recording secretary, Eliz. Sherard corresponding sec'y. Councilwoman Ilona Hancock will talk at Berkeley NOW in August. Articles include: "A Woman's Place is on the City Council,", Chapter News: About the Candidates, "Lesbianism and the Women's Movement" by Marijean Suelzle, "My First NOW Meeting: A Man's point of view" by Harry Freeman, "Academe: Class Action Suit," California Chapter of WEAL, ERA (Aileen Hernandez), 2nd article in series "The Union Woman," by Lynn Maffly, Film Review of "Carnal Knowledge" by Babette Chamberlain, discussion of Women's Studies in university. Quote at bottom of first page of newsletter: "Equality for women in truly equal partnership with men.
Concepts:
women's rights; electoral politics; Equal Rights Amendment; feminism; election; job discrimination; Academia; lesbian/feminist; gender bias; lesbian motherhood; Lesbian/Gay Liberation Movement; Women Studies; women's issues; Civil Rights Act
Places:
Berkeley, CA
Persons:
Ilona Hancock; Harry Freeman; Marijean Suelzle; Diana Thatcher; Olive Schreiner; Aileen Hernandez; Lynn Maffly; Ellen Sandor; Elizabeth Sherard; B.J. Miller; Babette Chamberlain
Organizations:
League of Academic Women; Women's Equity Action League (WEAL); City Council; National Organization for Women
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