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Growing Up in Alabama

Clip: 11/17/1991 | 10mVideo has Closed Captions

Her family were never racist, but like everyone else in Alabama, employed black women...

Her family were never racist, but like everyone else in Alabama, employed black women to help with the house. McNaron loved these women dearly as they came into her life. Once in college, she saw first hand what it was like during desegregation. But McNaron noticed it wasn't only a racial issue, it was a sexist issue.

11/17/1991

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Coming Out

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Clip: 11/17/1991 | 7m 20s | Burned out from starting her program at the U, McNaron went in a different direction... (7m 20s)

The Future of Women

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Clip: 11/17/1991 | 3m 32s | McNaron sees a future without Roe v. Wade but with that will bring radical women who... (3m 32s)

Growing Interest

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Clip: 11/17/1991 | 5m | After finishing college, McNaron started hearing about the feminism movement going on... (5m)

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