National Organization for Women. Quad Cities Chapter
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 310
Abstract
The Quad Cities chapter of the National Organization for Women (QC NOW) began in August 1970 with a few women who organized a teach-in on women's rights. The group has campaigned for a variety of feminist and women's rights issues, including the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, legalization of abortion access and preservation of reproductive rights, and sexual assault prevention. The National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records,...
Dates:
1966-2004 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Oral history interviews
Collection
Identifier: MSS 291
Abstract
Oral history interviews, 1980-2023 and undated, contains recordings and transcripts from several oral history projects conducted by or in conjunction with Augustana College. Many of these projects were conducted by students for HIST369, Oral History and Testimonio, from 2008 to 2014. Interview topics include Latino leadership in the Quad Cities, World War II in the Quad Cities, remembrances of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Augustana College history, recollections of Augustana College...
Dates:
1980-2023 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Ross Paulson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 144
Abstract
Dr. Ross E. Paulson was a history professor at Augustana College from 1962 to 1995. He specialized in American and European intellectual history, historiography, and interdisciplinary studies. During his time spent on Augustana’s campus, Paulson was very involved with the school. He served on many campus and faculty committees that served to improve the school’s academic system, student life, and overall organizational structure. Paulson researched and studied many of the relevant topics of...
Dates:
1930-2002 and undated; Majority of material found within ( 1958-2001)
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
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- Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Faculty 2
- Feminism -- United States 2
- Oral history 2
- Second-wave feminism 2
- Women's rights -- United States 2
- Abortion -- United States -- Public opinion 1
- Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Alumni and alumnae 1
- Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- History 1
- Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Societies, etc. 1
- Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Students 1
- Black power 1
- College students, Black 1
- Equal rights amendments -- United States 1
- First-wave feminism 1
- Gender and society 1
- Greek letter societies 1
- Hispanic Americans -- Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) 1
- History -- Study and teaching 1
- Moline (Ill.) -- History 1
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 1
- Political science -- Study and teaching 1
- Politics, Practical 1
- Prohibition 1
- Racism 1
- Reproductive rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching 1
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 1
- Student movements 1
- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Sweden -- Emigration and immigration 1
- Swedish Americans 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
- Women -- Biography 1
- Women -- History 1
- Women -- Societies and clubs 1
- Women's studies -- Study and teaching -- United States 1
- Women's studies -- United States -- 20th century 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives 1 + ∧ less
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