Toni Carabillo (March 26, 1926 – October 28, 1997) was an American feminist, graphic designer, and historian. She was born Virginia Ann Carabillo on March 26, 1926, in Jackson Heights, Queens. She graduated from Middlebury College in 1948 and earned her MA from

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in 1949.

Career

She worked for

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as assistant manager of corporate communications for 11 years. She ended her job there after she participated in an unauthorized survey of women employees that showed sex discrimination in advancement and salaries. She joined the

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(NOW) in 1966. She founded Women's Heritage Corporation in 1969. The business published a series of paperbacks on women like Lucy Stone and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as an almanac and calendar. In 1970, she formed graphic arts firm Women's Graphic Communications with her partner

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in Los Angeles. The firm produced and distributed books, newspapers, political buttons, and pins. In 1977, she became an associate of the

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(WIFP). WIFP is an American nonprofit publishing organization. The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media. Carabillo co-founded the

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in 1987 with Meuli,

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, and Peg Yorkin. Carabillo was national vice president for the organization. She helped to establish California chapters of NOW. She was the president of the Los Angeles chapter as well as a national board member (1968–1977) and vice president (1971–1974). She also co-edited NOW's national publications ''NOW Acts'' (1969–1970) and the ''National NOW Times'' (1977–1985). Carabillo also edited the National NOW publication ''Do it NOW'' with Meuli. They also created a line of feminist jewelry that raised money for NOW and the Equal Rights Amendment campaign. She co-wrote ''The Feminization of Power'' (1988) with Meuli and cowrote the women's studies textbook ''Feminist Chronicles, 1953-1993'' (1993) with Meuli and June Csida. ''The Feminization of Power'' grew out of a traveling exhibit that Meuli and Carabillo created for a twelve-city Feminization of Power campaign tour to empower women to run for office in 1988. Carabillo died of lung cancer on October 28, 1997 in Los Angeles. She had been working on ''The Feminist Chronicles of the 20th Century'' at the time of her death.

References

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