THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Marilyn Ray Smith

“It’s really important for women to all row in the same direction.”

Lifelong supporter and defender of civil rights, equal rights and voting rights. President of the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women, 1973. Deputy Commissioner & Chief Legal Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Division. Smith College, B.A., 1965, Brandeis University, M.A., 1970, Northeastern School of Law, J.D., 1976.

Interviewed by Rosemary Trowbridge, VFA VP Events, January 2022