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Why Houston? How the Women’s Conference Came to the Bayou City

By Caitlyn JonesHouston Women’s Advocate Nikki Van Hightower, far right, addresses a crowd in front of the Sam Houston Coliseum alongside torch runners and NWC presiding officer Bella Abzug to kick off the four-day convention. Photo courtesy of Janice Rubin. When organizers of the National Women’s Conference (NWC) announced in October 1976 that Houston, Texas, would […]

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Meet Houston’s NWC Delegates

Introduction by Nancy Beck Young and Leandra Zarnow Biographies edited by Mary SeumeHouston delegate Sylvia Garcia, center, joins other Pro-plan and ERA supporters from the Texas delegation such as future Governor Ann Richards (left) and Houston Women’s Advocate Nikki Van Hightower (top right) at the National Women’s Conference. Photo courtesy of Sylvia Garcia.  Sharing Stories from 1977: Putting […]

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“Come now, let us reason together:” Barbara Jordan’s Keynote Address 

By Jacob KingCongresswoman Barbara Jordan delivers a rousing message at the National Women’s Conference in 1977, flanked to her right by Bella Abzug and Rosalyn Carter. Photo by Dorothy Marder, courtesy of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. On November 19, 1977, in Houston, Texas, U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX) approached the National Women’s Conference (NWC) podium. […]

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From Buttons to Banners

By Mackenzie Vance Participants at the NWC used their crafting skills to create buttons and pins, as well as other graphics, to visually communicate their ideas and beliefs.  Photo courtesy of the Dorothy Marder Papers, Peace Collection, Swarthmore College.  As more than 20,000 attendees flocked to the 1977 National Women’s Conference (NWC), they did so with excitement […]

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Leaving a Legacy: Houston Women in Politics after 1977

Introduction by Caitlyn Jones-Excerpts from oral histories conducted by Lena Craven and Caitlyn JonesRepresentative Bella Abzug, at the podium, is flanked by the torch relay runners (in blue), First Lady Rosalynn Carter, former first ladies Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, and Maya Angelou. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.  When the National […]

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The Bison-tennial, Letter from the Editor 22.1

Our friend Les Fullerton suggested this magazine commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harrisburg’s founding and the 100th anniversary of Milby High School, whose mascot is the Buffaloes – hence the name, Bison-tennial.The Harrisburg story rarely gets mentioned in discussions about the region’s founding as a mercantile hub, even though Harrisburg predates Houston by a decade, […]

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Buff Nation: A Tale Of Two Seasons In Boys’ Athletics

By Devin Herrera with Cindy Rives AlfaroThe 1958-59 team met its challenges head on, as the coaches worked to turn the students into polished athletes. Photo Courtesy of The Buffalo, Milby High School yearbook, 1959. Athletics are the backbone of the school spirit, and without them a school can have no spirit.Nestled in a low-income neighborhood […]

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