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Preferred Citation:

Zelda Nordlinger Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Zelda Nordlinger in October 1998.

Processing Information:

Processed by Andrea Calabretta in 1999.

Biographical Information:

Zelda Nordlinger of Richmond, Virginia was a woman's activist and state co-coordinator of the Virginia chapter of the National Organization for Women.

Scope and Contents

Includes many letters, newspaper clippings, and feminist related items of Zelda Nordlinger, a Richmond, VA woman's activist and state co-coordinator of the Virginia chapter of the National Organization for Women. Includes information on the origins of the National Organization for Women, as well as the Equal Rights Amendment and the abortion issue. Also contains several newsletters published by feminist organizations, pamphlets, photographs, and correspondence with other feminist activists in the state.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American Civil Liberties Union--History--20th century
• Correspondence
• Equal Rights Amendment
• Fliers (printed matter)
• National Organization for Women
• Photographs