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This is a primary source used by the National Organization for Women in the Memphis Chapter. This document outlines tactics that will benefit the organization. It entails what tactics to use as well as what tactics should not be used. It states that…

Diane Parrish as WKNO-TV's Storybook Princess (on Channel 10 at the time). The show was shown three times weekly, and Parrish's role in it was never forgotten even as she went on to pursue an acting career, with all its respective ups and downs. Long…

This document is the Statement of Purpose for the National Organization for Women. This document was drafted by Betty Friedan, the first president of the National Organization for Women. The purpose of this document is to outline the reason behind…

This document comes from the Sister Hughetta Snowden Reminiscence folder in the Special Collections of the University of Memphis. The folder contains undated correspondences from Sister Hughetta. These were held by the Episcopal Archives in Sewanee,…

Sister Hughetta Snowden passed away on February 1st, 1926. There was memorial service held in her honor. This is a pamphlet for Sister Hughetta's memorial. They used this pamphlet to highlight the parts of her life they wanted to remember at the…

Phoebe Omlie is from Memphis, TN. She was a aviation pioneer. She was one of the first women pilots. Not only was she a regular pilot she was a pilot who did stunts. This extra characteristic set her apart from other pilots. Walking on wings, hanging…

This document is an invoice to Contemporary Quilts from Sewing Sales & Services, Distributors of Notions from Atlanta, Georgia. Contemporary Quilts purchased supplies from this company for their quilts. The supplies include thread (.89 cents a…

This is a PDF of a letter from the Special Collections section of the University of Memphis Library. Lieutenant Merrill Dan writes a letter to Hope Bespalow, who is a college student at the University of Wisconsin. They were both natives of Memphis,…