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The American Library Association’s Social Responsibilities Round Table Task Force on Women (now the Feminist Task Force), a unit within the ALA, provides feminist perspectives and initiatives related to libraries and librarianship.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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This is an American Library Association presidential campaign button for Elizabeth (Betty) Stone who served as president during 1981-1982. 

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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This button was created for the American Library Association in the 1970s. In 1970 and 1971 the Activities Committee on New Directions for ALA and the Ad Hoc Council Committee urged the need for democratization of the Association. This button was worn in support of this cause with the Dewey Decimal number 321.8 on it which signifies "democratic forms of government"

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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This button was created for the American Library Association to promote libraries, books and reading.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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The American Library Association has had a variety of resolutions in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. This button reflects this support in hoping that 38 states would ratify the ERA by 1982. 

The Equal Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution to guarantee equal rights for women. The ERA was originally introduced in 1923. In 1972 it passed both houses of Congress and was submitted to state legislatures to then be ratified.  The original deadline for this ratification was March 1979. This was extended to June 1982. By 1977 35 states had ratified the ERA, with five later reversing their decisions. There were not enough ratifications by the 1982 deadline.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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This button was created for the American Library Association's Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) to promote membership in the unit. This unit became the Library and Information Technology Association in 1978. It works to promote, develop, and help with the implementation of library and information technology in libraries.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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This button was created for the American Library Association in the 1970s during a time when there were not many librarian jobs available. The Social Responsibilities Roundtable, a unit within the ALA that works for progressive priorities for library professions, urged people to donate money to help support unemployed librarians.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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