During the beginning of 1972 members from the Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee visited the offices of every State Representative and Senator (both in Michigan and Washington D.C.), in order to ask the legislators to support a ballot proposal that if voted in would allow licensed physicians to legally perform abortions. The following is a letter received from a senator regarding his position on whether or not the Referendum should be added to the 1972 ballot.
Picture of Michigan woman protesting in support of Abortion Rights. Covered by The Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse.
Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse (CARASA) News, v. 3, no. 9 (1979).
A poster that was produced and distributed by proponents of Proposal B on the 1972 Michigan Ballot. The Proposal would legally permit licensed physicians to perform abortions.
A draft of Eunice Burns' statement to the Ann Arbor City Council concerning her staunch support for fair housing in Ann Arbor and the changes she would make to the proposed ordinance to improve its efficacy.
A draft of Eunice Burns' statement about changes needing to be made to the Fair Housing Ordinance that went into effect in 1963. She calls for more significant action to be taken to ensure housing is fair and equal for all.
A poster that was produced and distributed by proponents of Proposal B on the 1972 Michigan Ballot. The Proposal would legally permit licensed physicians to perform abortions.
The Greater Detroit Committee for Fair Housing Practices, of which many women like Rose Parker Kleinman was a part, published pamphlets like this one to promote the need for advocates for fair housing. These housing aides would find fair housing opportunities in their area for people of color.
This is an invitation from the League of Women Voters to a pro busing meeting to plan statewide activities to advocate for school desegregation, and in support of busing and the implementation of busing plans. This is in response to the disturbing prominence of anti-busing public opinion on the issue, and efforts to maintain segregated schools and prevent equal access to education.
This contains administrative files, press releases, news clippings, and outreach information from the Michigan chapter of "the organization of religious groups devoted to safeguarding legal access to abortion.
This is a membership card for the Michigan Women for Medical Control of Abortion. The organization at several chapters throughout the state of Michigan and was linked to the Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee. Michigan dues were menial, and used for press materials. By joining the organization members pledged to write their legislative representatives in order to urge them to vote to allow the Abortion Referendum (Proposal B) on the 1972 Michigan ballot.
During the beginning of 1972 members from the Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee visited the offices of every State Representative and Senator (both in Michigan and Washington D.C.), in order to ask the legislators to support a ballot proposal that if voted in would allow licensed physicians to legally perform abortions. The following are notations and observations taken from every meeting (both informal and formal) that took place pre-ballot initiative. The notations were reported to a Committee secretary and typed in order to arrange in file format.
During the beginning of 1972 members from the Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee visited the offices of every State Representative and Senator (both in Michigan and Washington D.C.), in order to ask the legislators to support a ballot proposal that if voted in would allow licensed physicians to legally perform abortions. The following are notations and observations taken from every meeting (both informal and formal) that took place pre-ballot initiative. The notations were reported to a Committee secretary and typed in order to arrange in file format.
During the beginning of 1972 members from the Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee visited the offices of every State Representative and Senator (both in Michigan and Washington D.C.), in order to ask the legislators to support a ballot proposal that if voted in would allow licensed physicians to legally perform abortions. The following are notations and observations taken from every meeting (both informal and formal) that took place pre-ballot initiative. The notations were reported to a Committee secretary and typed in order to arrange in file format.
Pearlene Sullivan, an Ann Arbor resident and clerk-typist at the Municipal Court, participating in her fourth fair housing march. When asked why she marched, she told reporters, "This is the best way I can think of to get councilmen to change their minds. They're very stubborn -- especially the mayor. Picketing is the only way to make the council realize that Ann Arbor needs equal rights" (Stentzel, 1963).
