INTERVIEWS AND NARRATIVES

FLORENCE McCLURE
Florence McClure moved to Las Vegas with her husband in 1966. She joined the League of Women Voters and other women's groups in 1967. In 1969, Florence returned to college to obtain her Bachelor's Degree and became part of the UNLV class of 1971.

Prior to graduation, Jean Ford approached Florence about becoming the League of Women Voters State President. Florence was confrontational where Ford was quiet, and Florence learned from her "to do your homework" and "always" have back up documentation. Florence started Community Action Against Rape (CAAR) in her living room in 1973. In the late 1980s she turned her sights on women's prisons in southern Nevada and continues to advocate for the improvements of the prisons and programs for incarcerated women.

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Excerpt 1
Florence describes Jean Ford in the legislature and the League of Women Voters. (Las Vegas, Nevada; August 22, 2001)

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Excerpt 2
Florence refers to Ford working in the trenches with other women instead of just sitting behind the podium. (Las Vegas, Nevada; August 22, 2001)

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