THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Betsy Thomas
July 15, 1944 – November 1, 2007
“Domestic Violence does not discriminate among age, race and class.” – Betsy Thomas, 1996
Lifelong advocate for minority rights, reproductive rights, gay and lesbian rights. Director of the University of Idaho Women’s Center. National Organization for Women; NOW floor organizer during the National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, NOW National Board of Directors 1981-1986, and from 1978-1980, Idaho state coordinator.
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Photo. Betsy Thomas in the studio at KRFP Radio, 1988, Argonaut Photograph Collection, Digital Initiatives, University of Idaho Library.