PUBLIC "-//Fairfax County Public Library//TEXT (US::ViF::vif00169::A Guide to the Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection)//EN" "vif00169.xml" A Guide to the Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection, 1981-1997 Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection MSS #05-82 © 2025 Fairfax County Public Library. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid created by Ross Landis, January 26, 2025 Description is in English A Guide to the Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection, 1981-1997 A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library MSS #05-82

Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library Descriptive Summary Fairfax County Public Library The Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection, 1981-1997 MSS #05-82 1.88 linear feet English Records for the Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection consists of NOW News and Woman Power monthly newsletters (1984-1991), membership rosters (1983-1997), a two-volume scrapbooks documenting “The First Ten Years” of the organization, and an outreach table runner. Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection, MSS 05-82, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library

 Acquisition Information

Donated by Robin Parker, former active member, in August 2022.

 Processing Information

Hannivett Nabahe, January 2025EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2025

 Historical and Biographical Information

The Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. was organized on August 1981, drew members from Loudoun County, Fairfax and Manassas, and congregated in Reston/Herndon. Chapter members organized and joined protests against Air France (1987-1988) and the Virginia Military Institute. Among their many activities, the Chapter offered clinic escort services, workshops, and was an active participant in the March for Women’s Equity/Women’s Lives (1989), Mobilize for Women’s Lives (1989), and We Won’t Go Back, We Will Fight Back March (1992). The Dulles Area N.O.W. Chapter unanimously voted to split from N.O.W. in 1998, following public clashes with the organization’s state and national leadership. The group remains active and maintains a of their activities from 1998 to the present.

 Scope and Content

Records for the Dulles Area Chapter of N.O.W. Collection consists of NOW News and Woman Power monthly newsletters (1984-1991), membership rosters (1983-1997), a two-volume scrapbooks documenting “The First Ten Years” of the organization, and an outreach table runner. The collection spans 1.88 linear feet and highlights the events and activities of focus for this formerly active N.O.W. chapter and its allies.

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Library of Virginia

Dulles Area and National Organization for Women chapter newsletter collection, 1967-2008. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

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 Index Terms Dulles Area N.O.W. Chapter Feminism -- United States -- History -- 1901-2000. National Organization for Women Political activists -- United States Ragab, Marie-Jose United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020 Women political activists Women -- Political activity -- Virginia -- History. Women's rights -- Virginia. Container List Newsletters, 1984 Newsletters, 1985 Newsletters, 1986 Newsletters, 1987 Newsletters, 1988 Newsletters, 1989 Newsletters, 1990 Newsletters, 1991 Rosters, 1983 Rosters , 1995 Rosters, 1997 “It’s a Man’s World Unless Women Vote and Run” Outreach Banner, ca. 1980 “The First Ten Years” Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1981-1989 “The First Ten Years” Scrapbook, Volume 2, 1990-1992