NAAFA Chronicles 96: September 1988

History
Written By Darliene Howell

Image Description: A snapshot of part of the front page of the September 1988 NAAFA Newsletter.

Content Warning: Use of potentially triggering language

This month's historical document is NAAFA's 96th newsletter, September 1988.

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the September 1988 issue you will find: a feature on FATWORKS II - a fat pride conference, information about a strike coordinated by NAAFA members, a review of a fat-positive book, and more!

For more, check out the NAAFA Chronicles.

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Darliene Howell

Darliene Howell (she/her) is retired from county government where she worked her way up to the position of Department Analyst in Human Resources. She is an active fat liberationist who heartily believes in the mission and goals of NAAFA. She first encountered NAAFA at the 25th Anniversary Conference and has volunteered in various capacities with the Board of Directors since 2005. Darliene was appointed Chair of the Board from 2015 - 2020. After her term as Chair of the Board, she became the Administrative Director of the organization and remains so today. In her spare time, Darliene loves to collect and watch movies, and share her life with her sister/best friend.

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