Elizabeth M. Boyer
Elizabeth M. Boyer | |
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| Born | November 12, 1913 |
| Died | December 2, 2002 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, feminist and writer |
| Known for | founder of WEAL |
Elizabeth M. Boyer (November 12, 1913 in Ohio – December 2, 2002) was an American lawyer, feminist and writer.
In 1937, she earned a B.S. in education from Bowling Green State University. In 1947, she received her law degree from Cleveland State University College of Law. In 1950, she earned her Masters of Law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She was a full professor of business law at Cuyahoga Community College.
In 1968, she founded the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) as a moderate feminist movement for professional women.[1] It provided dissent against the pro-choice stance of the National Organization for Women (NOW).[2]
Boyer also researched and wrote a number of books about historical women, including 16th-century noblewoman Marguerite de La Rocque, who was marooned on an island in the Gulf of St Lawrence as punishment for an affair.
Boyer headed her own publishing firm Veritie Press and was the author of three books. Boyer was a member of Delta Gamma.[3][4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Marguerite de la Roque: A Story of Survival. Novelty, Ohio: Veritie Press. 1975. ISBN 0-915964-01-5.
- Freydis and Gudrid. Novelty, Ohio: Veritie Press. 1976. ISBN 0-915964-02-3.
- A Colony of One: The History of a Brave Woman. Novelty, Ohio: Veritie Press. 1983. ISBN 0-915964-05-8.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Boles, Janet K.; Hoeveler, Diane Long (2004). Historical Dictionary of Feminism. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4946-1.
- ^ Ritter, Gretchen (2006). The Constitution as Social Design: Gender and Civic Membership in the American Constitutional Order. Stanford University Press. p. 231. ISBN 0-8047-5438-1.
- ^ Watkins, Margaret Hess, ed. (Summer 1977). "Panhellenic Hosts Open House". Anchora of Delta Gamma. Vol. 93, no. 2. George Banta Company. pp. 2–7.
- ^ Watkins, Margaret Hess, ed. (Winter 1977). "Delta Gammas in Print". Anchora of Delta Gamma. Vol. 93, no. 4. George Banta Company. p. 47.
References
[edit]- "Elizabeth M. "Betty" Boyer Obituary". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. 2002-12-04.
- "Elizabeth M. Boyer Fund". Women's Center. BGSU. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- "Bio: Elizabeth Boyer". Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. ODJFS. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
| International | |
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| National | |
- American feminists
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American women writers
- Bowling Green State University alumni
- Cleveland State University College of Law alumni
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumni
- Cuyahoga Community College
- 1913 births
- 2002 deaths
- 20th-century American women lawyers