THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Paula Johnson Purdue

“Still Fighting Back.”

Educator. ERA and Women’s Rights Activist. Lobbyist. Illinois Education Association. Planned Parenthood. American Association of University Women. Supporter of Conference of Women Legislators.

Interviewed by Kathy Rand, VFA Executive VP, June 15, 2019 at the UIC Richard J. Daley Library, Chicago, IL.

Photo 1. Paula Johnson Purdue. Photo 2. Chief sponsor for the ERA, Rep. Alan Greiman, speaks with lobbyists Julie Hamos, Paula Johnson Purdue and Farley Peters.