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MSS 2013/50
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Contributing Institution:
California State University, Sacramento Donald & Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Miles (Shireen) papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2013/50
Physical Description:
7.25 Linear Feet
(7 record cartons, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1968-2008
Date (bulk): 1982-1989
Abstract: Shireen Miles was the California State Coordinator for the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1985 to 1989. The bulk
of these papers are from her time in that position as she participated in or lead national and state NOW events and activities.
This time period covers a very significant moment in intersectional feminist history including Title IX, the Equal Rights
Amendment, equality in the workplace, and the AIDS epidemic. Not only are her personal papers included here, but dozens of
original articles, communications, and record-keeping documents are preserved regarding the operations of NOW and the main
issues that the organization was addressing at this time. Materials are in English. 1968-2008
Language of Material:
English
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1970 - Graduates with B.A. in English and minor in Spanish from University of California, Davis
1971 - Graduates with Teaching Credential from UC Davis
1971-1978 - Teaches in Yolo County
1975 - Joins the National Organization for Women (NOW)
1985-1989 - State Coordinator for NOW in California
1989 - Assistant Executive Director for Federation of Feminist Women's Health Centers
1989 - Receives Woman of the Year Award from the California State Legislature
1989-1992 - Manager of Administrative and Information Services for Children Now in Los Angeles
1990 - Receives M.A. Communication Studies from California State University, Sacramento
1992-1995 - Executive Director of YWCA of Glendale
1995-2001 - Director of Community Outreach for Women Escaping a Violent Environment (WEAVE), Sacramento
2001-2006 - Coordinator for Community, Health and Education Support Services for Sacramento City Unified School District
2002-2006 - Appointed Violence Prevention and Treatment Representative for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
2006 - Becomes Education Programs Consultant for the CDE
Shireen Miles was the California State Coordinator for the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1985 to 1989. The bulk
of these papers are from her time in that position as she participated in or lead national and state NOW events and activities.
The collection contains her personal papers, NOW administrative papers and programs, subject files, newspapers and articles,
photographs, artifacts, and audiovisual materials regarding the operations of NOW and the main issues that the organization
was addressing at the time. The collection consists of ~ 9 linear feet. Materials are in English. 1968-2008
The collection is arranged into 10 Series, some with subseries. The series include: Series 1 Personal Files, Series 2 National
Organization for Women (NOW) Administrative Papers and Programs (Subseries 1 Conferences, Subseries 2 Minutes and Memos, Subseries
3 Reunions), Series 3 Subject Files (Subseries 1 Women's Health, Subseries 2 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Subseries 3 Sex
Equity, Subseries 4 Pay Equity and the Gender Gap, Subseries 5 Voter registration and the Mobilization of Women, Subseries
6 Abortion, Subseries 7 Military and the War, Subseries 8 Pornography, Subseries 9 Geraldine Ferraro, Subseries 10 Ronald
Reagan's Policies, Subseries 11 Gay and Lesbian Rights, and Subseries 12 Childcare), Series 4 Resources for Activism, Series
5 Newspapers and Newsletters, Series 6 Photographs, Series 7 Artifacts, Series 8 Audiovisual, Series 9 Oversize, and Series
10 Flat Files.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of the Donald & Beverly Gerth Special Collections
& University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Donald & Beverly Gerth Special Collections
& University Archives, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2013/50, Shireen Miles Papers, Donald & Beverly Gerth Special
Collections & University Archives, California State University, Sacramento.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Donald & Beverly Gerth Special Collections & University Archives at California State University,
Sacramento on June 11, 2014. Additions were donated on March 30, 2015 and July 25, 2022.
Finding Aid produced by Brynna Graham, Shauna Stewart, and Lynn Drennan. Collection was appraised and listed by Shauna Stewart,
who also established a processing plan for the collection.
This collection compliments the papers of other feminists of significance, Sally Wagner and Michelle Collins. The
Sally Roesch Wagner papers (MSS 2000/31) include Ms. Wagner's work with feminist issues during the 1980s, which is the same time period that this collection
addresses. This collection is augmented by the
Michelle Collins papers (MSS 2013/49), which include Sacramento NOW Political Action files and other feminist-related information from the late 1970s
and early 1980s.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Equal rights amendments
Feminism
Feminists -- California.