National Organization for Women, Acadiana Chapter. Collection, 1976-1985
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the Acadiana Chapter which has newsletters from 1970s-1980s.
Dates
- 1976-1985
Creator
- National Organization for Women. Acadiana Chapter (1966-) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The National Organization for Women is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights; it 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 its 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.
Extent
0.208333 Linear Feet (2.5 inches of materials contained in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- National Organization for Women, Acadiana Chapter Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 12/10/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu