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Beth Bashert Papers, 1988-2010

1.4 linear feet — 7.62 MB (online)

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Beth Bashert is a local activist, identified with gay-lesbian issues in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She is an outspoken advocate for civil rights and as a campaign organizer, she has impacted local elections in Ypsilanti and other Michigan cities. The collection consists of organizational materials and topical files pertaining to her political and advocacy activities in Ypsilanti and at the state level.

The papers of Beth Bashert document her career as a community activist from 1988 to 2003, with digital material dated . The collection is divided in two series reflecting the arena of activity: Ypsilanti Area Activities and Michigan Statewide Activities.

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Ypsilanti Area Activities

The Ypsilanti Area Activities series documents a variety of activities beginning with her work with the rape awareness project in 1988. A significant set of files relate to the Jane Addams Memorial Center. Included are papers demonstrating Bashert's support for GLBT community needs: child care, counseling, and other services. The next portion of the files - Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality - contains papers from the two campaigns seeking reversal of Ypsilanti's anti-discrimination ordinance. Copies of the official filings with the State of Michigan on fund raising efforts for the 1998 and the 2001 campaigns are included, as well as minutes, correspondence, clippings, and collected information about those individuals (Reggie White, Adele King, Tom Monaghan, and Reverend Levon R. Yuile), who opposed the ordinance.

Beth Bashert Papers, 1988-2010
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