THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Mavra Stark

“I Really Did Quite a Bit for the Cause of Feminism.”

July 19, 1942 – April 8, 2025

VFA, Morris County NOW President. Advocate for Women’s Rights, Battered Women, Mothers’/Caregivers’ Economic Rights. ERA. Daycare Founder. Financial Consultant. Public Speaker. Pledge-A-Picket. Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. NARAL. Feminist Spirituality.

Interviewed by Kathy Rand

Photo 1. Mavra Stark. Photo 2. Mavra in the ’80s. Photo 3. The sign Marva carried on August 26, 1970.