Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S79

Description

Letter from Nita B. Campbell to Governor Reubin Askew describing her experiences at the Florida Women's Conference and calling the events of the conference a "blatant miscarriage of justice." Campbell includes a copy of a letter from Ann O'Donnell from the Missouri Women's Conference Coordinating Committee. O'Donnell describes the conference as "rigged" and recommends the issues of abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment be put aside within the women's movement.

Date

1977-07-20

Creator

Campbell, Nita B.
O'Donnell, Ann

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

Topic

Civil Rights and Freedoms

Subjects

Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014
Athanasakos, Elizabeth
Cherry, Gwen (Gwendolyn Sawyer), 1923-1979
Florida Women's Conference (1977)
Florida Women's Conference Coordinating Committee
Florida. Governor (1971-1979 : Askew)
International Women's Year (1975)
Missouri Women's Conference Coordinating Committee
National Women's Conference (U.S.)
United States. Congress
United States. National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year
Women's rights

Geographic Term

Orlando
Orange County
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Houston (Tex.)