Slifkin, Miriam

Miriam Slifkin is a women's rights activist in Chapel Hill who founded and was president of the Chapel Hill chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW). She also helped found the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. She received a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1968 and worked in that field for some time before dedicating herself to women's rights activism.

From the guide to the Miriam Slifkin Papers, 1961-1994, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Women's rights activist in Chapel Hill, N.C., who founded and was president of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the Orange County Rape Crisis Center.

From the description of Miriam Slifkin papers, 1961-2005. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 429906611