THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Nancy Shier
“The women’s movement had such a profound impact on my life.”
Community Organizer. Political Strategist. ERA Activist. Midwest Academy Training Center. Executive Director Chicago NOW. AFSCME Political Director. Ounce of Prevention Fund, Director, Policy Department.
Interviewed by Ryan Leary, June 15, 2019
Photo 1. Nancy Shier. Photo 2. Sally Kelsey, Mary Jean Collins, Nancy Shier and Karen Fishman – early ’80s.
More About Nancy:
- Illinois House of Representatives honors Nancy Shier
- Community Organizing and Family Issues
- National Organization for Women, Chicago Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago.
- Women Employed Records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Midwest Academy (Chicago, IL) records, Chicago History Museum
- The Democratic Left 1979 – Women’s Movement: Alive, Well, Fighting – article by Nancy Shier
- Selected newspaper clippings 1978-1994