Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Laura Murphy
Laura Murphy
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| Other authors / contributors: | Murphy, Laura W., 1955- interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2001 January 18.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Nonprofit chief executive Laura W. Murphy was born on October 3, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland. After obtaining her B.A. degree from Wellesley College in 1976, Murphy joined the staff of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. From 1979 to 1982, she worked as a registered lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union. Murphy moved to Los Angeles in 1982, and became director of development and planned giving for the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. In 1985, she was account executive at a public affairs consulting firm and then became chief of staff for California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. In 1991, Murphy joined the staff of Washington, D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly as special assistant for tourism and later as the director of the Office of Tourism and Promotions. In 1993, Murphy returned as director of the ACLU's Washington office. Murphy was the first woman and first African American to be ACLU's chief liaison to the White House and Congress.
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