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Karen DeCrow (1937-2014) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/94
Abstract

Karen DeCrow was a lawyer, writer, activist in the women's liberation movement of the 1970s, president of the National Organization for Women from 1974-1977, and a proponent of gender equality in all areas. DeCrow’s collection consists of papers, audio, video, photographs, and artifactual materials documenting her life and work.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1920 - 2014

Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/17/202
Abstract

Eva Jefferson Paterson (1949- ), a graduate of Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Science class of 1971, is a civil rights attorney. Her collection spans the years 1970-2013 and contains biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, publications, and awards.

Dates: 1970 - 2017

Leigh Buchanan Bienen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 17/39
Abstract Leigh Buchanan Bienen, senior lecturer at the Northwestern School of Law and wife of Northwestern University president Henry S. Bienen, joined the School of Law in 1995, the same year her husband took office.  She lectures in the areas of criminal law, juries, and law and social science, and has additional areas of interest and expertise in capital punishment, sex crimes, and rape reform legislation.  In addition, she is a prolific writer of fiction, mainly short stories and plays....
Dates: 1961-2009