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Pat Reuss

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Date of Interview

11 August 2011

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

Pat Reuss

Biographical Text

Pat Reuss is a longtime feminist with many leadership roles, both nationally and locally including the National Organization of Women. She is currently Acting Vice President for the Virginia NOW State Officers. Among the leadership positions, she has served: NOW Senior Policy Analyst-2002-present; Head of the Legal Defense and Education Fund-NOW; Legislative Director for the Women's Equity League NOW-1986-1990; Former Washington, DC NOW Office Director; President, Women's Equity Action League-1979-1980. Reuss played a major role as organizer of the National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence which was instrumental in passing the 1994 Violence Against Women Act.  

Duration

1:50:29

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

MicroCassette

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

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Keywords

Communities; University of California; University life; 1960s; 1970s; Ronald Reagan; Women rights; Generations; Society; Baby boomers; Protests; Civil Rights.

Accessibility

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Files

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Item Information

About this Collection

Collection Description

Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

Citation

“Pat Reuss,” Digital Collections, accessed October 30, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1909.