By 1978, for the first time in history, more women were employed in the paid workforce than were working exclusively in the home. Most were working out of necessity, as 43 percent of all women who worked were the sole…
The Tribal Sovereignty Project (TSP, Norman grantee 1977–1994) was founded in 1977 following the White Roots of Peace Caravan, a cross-country cultural and political gathering of Indigenous leaders. Founded in the era of the American Indian Movement, the Tribal Sovereignty…
Between 1910 and 1970, Black Americans lost approximately 9 million acres of farmland in the South — a staggering transfer of wealth driven not by market forces alone but by tax sales, predatory legal maneuvers, discriminatory USDA lending, and the…
Custody Action for Lesbian Mothers (CALM, Norman grantee 1976–1977, 1992–1993) was founded in 1974 in Philadelphia by Rosalie Davies, a lesbian rights activist who went to law school after fighting her own custody battle. CALM was the only organization in…
The Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP, Norman grantee 1975–1978, 1984–1985) was founded in 1974 in San Antonio, Texas under the motto Su Voto Es Su Voz: Your Vote Is Your Voice. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 largely bypassed…
In May 1973, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller signed into law the harshest drug sentencing statutes in the country: mandatory minimums of 15 years to life for low-level drug offenses, with no judicial discretion and no exceptions. The Rockefeller Drug…