Scope and Contents
The Margie Hendriksen papers include materials relating to Hendriksen's involvement with the National Women's Political Caucus/Oregon Women's Political Caucus, the Equal Rights Amendment, and other women's rights issues. The collection contains significant material relating to abortion rights.
Dates
- 1970-1992
Creator
- Hendriksen, Margie (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Margie Hendriksen was a Democratic Oregon politician. She received her BA from the University of Minnesota in 1967 and her JD from the University of Oregon in 1975. She worked in a general law practice with Therese England and Peter A. Ozanne after receiving her law degree and was particularly interested in domestic relations and civil rights litigation. She served as the State Representative for Oregon-District 40 (Eugene) from 1981-1982 and as the State Senator for District 40 (Eugene) from 1983-1985. In 1984 she unsuccessfully ran in the US Senate election against Republican Mark Hatfield, the incumbent. In 1986 she ran for US Representative but was defeated in the Democratic Part primary elections by Congressman Peter DeFazio.
Hendriksen was a member of the Oregon Advisory committee to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights, the Democratic Central Committee, and the Democratic Executive Committee, the state Steering Committee, and the Western Oregon Health System Agency. She founded the Oregon Women's Political Caucus and was an Oregon representative to the National Women's Political Caucus. She was an advocate for women's rights, affirmative action, the Equal Rights Amendment, and comparable worth. She was active in pro-choice and domestic violence legislation. She worked to pass legislation to regulate video display terminals (VDTs). Margie sponsored the Oregon Pay Equity Bill, which passed in 1985 when she was an Oregon senator and chair of the Senate Labor Committee.
Extent
5.5 linear feet (3 record storage boxes 2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Margie Hendriksen was a Democratic Oregon politician. She was a member of the Oregon Advisory committee to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights, the Democratic Central Committee, and the Democratic Executive Committee, the state Steering Committee, and the Western Oregon Health System Agency. She founded the Oregon Women's Political Caucus and was an Oregon representative to the National Women's Political Caucus. She was an advocate for women's rights, affirmative action, the Equal Rights Amendment, and comparable worth. She was active in pro-choice and domestic violence legislation. She worked to pass legislation to regulate video display terminals (VDTs). Margie sponsored the Oregon Pay Equity Bill, which passed in 1985 when she was an Oregon senator and chair of the Senate Labor Committee.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
Series I: National Womne's Political Caucus, 1970-1986
Series II: Abortion and Sterilization, 1970-1981
Series III: Affirmative Action and ERA, 1977-1982
Series IV: Judicial Documents, 1970-1986
Series V: Women's Issues, 1976-1987
Series VI: Comparable Worth, 1981-1986
Series VII: Video Display Terminals, 1976-1987
Series VIII: Other Senate Legislative Work, 1972-1986
Series IX: Sara Lichtenstein Electoral Campaign Papers for Hendriksen, 1980-1992
Processing Information
Collection was Sam Bouchat and Kira B. Homo, 2013. Revisions completed by Paige Kosa, 2020.
- Affirmative action programs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Equal rights amendments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Women's Political Caucus
- Women -- Political activity -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women's rights -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Margie Hendriksen Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Sam Bouchat and Kira B. Homo. Revised by Paige Kosa, 2020.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) administered through the Oregon State Library.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
