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Long Beach Chapter of National Organization for Women (N.O.W) Collection
SPC.2021.012
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Long Beach Chapter of National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) Collection
Creator:
National Organization for Women
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2021.012
Physical Description:
1 box
Physical Description:
.21 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1965-1994; undated
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material:
English
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The Long Beach Chapter of National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) Collection (1965-1994; undated) contains 1 box and .21
linear feet of material relating to the Long Beach Chapter of the National Organization for Women (N.O.W.), such as flyers
for events and elections; meal tickets; a luncheon program; issues of "California NOW Activist" and "NOW in Long Beach" newsletter;
and layouts for flyers and the "NOW in Long Beach" newsletter. Photographs in this collection were taken at rallies and marches
regarding the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion rights, and others events. Also included in this collection are materials related
to Carol McCafferty, a N.O.W. member. These materials include: a biography, resume, notes; and letters and teacher salary
schedule for Paramount Unified School District, where McCafferty was a teacher and reading specialist. Finally, this collection
includes material related to the "Safe Streets NOW" program in Long Beach including a community action guide, clippings, and
brochures.
"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."
Source: "Who We Are". Retrieved from: https://now.org/about/who-we-are/
For more information about N.O.W. please visit their website: https://now.org/
For more material related to the Long Beach Chapter of N.O.W. please consult the
Suzanne Roberts Scrapbook . For more material related to N.O.W. please consult the
Feminist Resources Collection .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Teachers
Paramount (Calif.)
Long Beach (Calif.)
Women's rights
Equal rights amendments -- United States
McCafferty, Carol