Women's rights -- North Carolina
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Equal Rights Amendment in North Carolina Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0103
Abstract
The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced by the National Women's Party in 1923 in order to remove all support for legal discrimination on the basis of sex.
The materials in this collection focus on the Equal Rights Amendment in North Carolina, providing an analysis of the ratification process in depth. There are 67 taped interviews with both opponents and proponents of ERA, thirty of which have been transcribed.
Dates:
1925 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1983
Marnie Thompson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0393
Abstract
Marnie Thompson became interested in the social justice movement through a softball group in Durham, North Carolina. She has put her computer and organizing skills to work on behalf of several progressive issues, including reproductive rights, gay and lesbian liberation, domestic violence, the Central American peace movement, environmental protection, and racial justice.In the early 1990s, Thompson concentrated her political efforts in the electorial arena, working inside several...
Dates:
1984 - 1999; Other: Date acquired: 2010 May 27