This collection contains flyers, a luncheon program, newsletters, newspapers, photographs, and other material relating to the Long Beach Chapter of the National Organization for Women (N.O.W.). Also included are materials related to Carol McCafferty, a member of N.O.W., such as a short biography, notes, and documents regarding the Paramount Unified School District; and material related to the "Safe Streets NOW" program including a community action guide, clippings, and other documents.

"The National Organization for Women is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States. NOW has hundreds of chapters and hundreds of thousands of members and activists in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since our founding in 1966, NOW's purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life."

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