2007-83

Summary Information

Repository
Newcomb Archives
Creator - Author
Michot, Jacqueline
Title
Jacqueline Michot Collection
ID
2007-83
Date [inclusive]
Between 1968 and 1979
Extent
5.25 Cubic feet 2 boxes
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

Although she lived much of her life away from Louisiana, Michot defines herself as a Louisiana woman. She was born in Mamou, Louisiana and received her B.A. in Music and Spanish at University of Southwestern in Lafayette, Louisiana. After college she went to New York to start a career as an opera singer. She abandoned this in order to raise a family with her husband in Bogota, Columbia. Later she formed and led an opera company there; its success made her husband feel very threatened. After reading The Feminine Mystique in 1967, Michot recognized how sexism was affecting her life. She moved to New York City and became involved in the women’s movement through the National Organization for Women, in which she soon became an indispensable member. Over the next decade she held many positions within this organization, including Public Relations Officer, President of the NYC chapter (1971), Eastern Regional Director (1972), and delegate to the International Women’s Year Conference (1975). She represented NOW in many public appearances, including television programs, radio interviews, speeches, and even in the famous Town Bloody Hall (April 1971). In addition she was involved in many other Feminist-oriented businesses and projects, including the New Feminist Talent Collective, the New Feminist Talent Collective, the New Feminist Theatre, and the Theatre of Women’s Liberation.

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Scope and Contents note

This material was collected by Michot during her involvement in the women’s movement in New York City between 1967 and 1979. Included are books, educational materials, clippings, articles, early issues of “Aphra,” many newsletters of NOW and other organizations, preview copies of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” and several recordings of important events. Also included are Michot’s personal files, which contain many fliers, pamphlets, reports, correspondence, information on several topics and individuals, and business material. Items that were removed include several photographs of Michot and another, unknown woman, and an oversized poster.

The ephemeral and personal information in the collection is particularly valuable as documentation of the “second wave” of feminism, during the late 60s and through the 70s.

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Organization and Arrangement

The material is organized into seven series:

I. Books;

II. Educational materials;

III. Files;

IV. Membership and mailing lists;

V. Published ephemeral materials;

VI. Recordings;

VII. Posters.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Newcomb Archives

Newcomb Center for Research on Women
Seltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • National Organization for Women. (NOW)

Personal Name(s)

  • Michot, Jacqueline

Subject(s)

  • Women's Movement -- 1970s
  • Women's Studies.

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General note

For the most part, the original folder divisions in the files have been maintained, with some having been roughly arranged. Material has been refoldered, and some metal fasteners have been removed.

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