4 collections related to Women's rights

The Luther Russell Herman Jr. Papers, 1966-1978, contain anti-war memorabilia from Herman's years as an undergraduate at North Carolina State University. The collection includes flyers, newspaper articles, bumper stickers, and armbands related to anti-war organizations such as the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe) and the Progressive Action Commune (PAC), as well as information about the anti-war marches in Washington, D.C. in November 1969 and April 1971. The collection also includes information about other social issues of the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as women's and civil rights. A small series from Luther Russell Herman Sr., a professor in N.C. State's Electrical Engineering Department, is also included with this collection. Luther Russell Herman Jr. received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Multi-Disciplinary Studies from North Carolina State University in 1975. After graduating from NC State University, Herman received his Master of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. He served as assistant systems librarian at N.C. State from 1981 to 1984. He was the head of publications and a consulting editor at the University Computing Center from 1987 to 1994. In 2001, Herman lead a workshop entitled Active Listening: A Powerful Tool in Direct Actions at a SURGE conference at UNC in 2001. In 2002, he trained marshals for a state-wide peace rally in Raleigh, and taught a workshop on civil disobedience in 2003. Less

The Mary R. Boone Papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, photocopies of newspaper clippings, articles, and cartoons relating to the proposed ratification of the Equal Rights amendment and Mary R. Barnes Boone's participation in a hunger strike in support of ratification. While the material is primarily focused on the hunger strike, documents relating to Boone's experiences as a feminist and supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment are also contained in the collection, including her correspondence with the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints regarding her views. An audioreel of Sonia Johnson's speech at North Carolina State University, and January 1983 edition of Life Magazine: The Year in Pictures are included in this collection, along with various ephemera related to the aforementioned topics. Mary R. Boone was a student at North Carolina State University in 1982, and she belonged to a group that brought Sonia Johnson to campus to speak. Johnson had just authored the book titled From Housewife to Heretic, an account of Johnson's personal journey as a previous member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a supporter of the Equal Rights Ammendment. Johnson's speech inspired Boone (then known as Mary Barnes) to join with six other women in a hunger strike to support the Equal Rights Amendment, then being considered by the states for ratification. Though the Equal Rights Ammendment failed to pass, the hunger strike generated much publicity and interest, even inciting sympathy fasts among supporters of the protest group. Less

The North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) Records include brochures, mailings, PowerPoints, training modules, meeting minutes, fact sheets, and various materials related to the activities of the OIED. The records also contain the Diversity Digest, a newsletter distributed by email that details upcoming workshops and events, news releases, pertinent links and resources, as well as the website of the OIED. Materials date from 1991–2018. Less