THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Merry and Harry Demarest
Interviewed by Mary Jean Collins, VFA Board, March 2019
Merry Demarest
Women’s Rights Advocate. ERA Activist. National Organization for Women, Oregon – Local and National. Women’s Rights Coalition. ERA Missionary Project – Utah. Benton County Democratic Party. ACLU. Emily’s List. Radical Feminist Therapy Collective. Fat Feminist.
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![MD 1981](https://i0.wp.com/veteranfeministsofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MD-1981-e1555099954623-300x244.png?resize=300%2C244&ssl=1)
Photo 1. Merry Demarest. Photo 2. Merry in 1981.
Harry Demarest
Women’s Rights Advocate. ERA Activist.
National Organization for Women – President Corvallis OR Chapter.
Benton County Democratic Party. ACLU. Emily’s List.
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![HD 1983 leading Corvallis NOW chapter](https://i0.wp.com/veteranfeministsofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HD-1983-leading-Corvallis-NOW-chapter--e1555021856693-300x234.png?resize=300%2C234&ssl=1)
Photo 1. Harry Demarest. Photo 2. Harry in 1983, leading the Corvallis NOW Chapter.
More About Merry and Harry Demarest:
- Oral History – Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
- Oregon NOW Records
- Oregon Women’s Political Caucus (OWPC) records
- Century of Action: Oregon Women’s Political History Collections
- Newspaper Clippings 1980 – 1992