This photograph shows First Ladies Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, and Lady Bird Johnson at the first National Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas, in 1977. Topics addressed at the conference included the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), reproductive rights, child care, and education, among several others.
First Ladies Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, and Lady Bird Johnson
- 1977
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This primary source comes from the Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards.
National Archives Identifier: 7452307
Full Citation: Photograph 220-WC-49H; The First Ladies; 1977; Photographs Used to Illustrate the Report, “Spirit of Houston: The First National Women’s Conference”, 1977 – 1978; Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards, Record Group 220; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/first-ladies-houston/, May 25, 2026]
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