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Profile of Barbara Ringer on the right side of an image. Backgrounds is blue with faded image of people working. Text reads, Barbara Ringer, 8th Register of Copyrights, 1973-1980

Barbara Ringer’s Legacy of Fighting for Equity at the Copyright Office: An Interview with Amanda Levendowski

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The following is a guest post by Lisa Berardi Marflak, Outreach and Education Section head in the Office of Public Information and Education.

Forty-eight years ago today, November 19, Barbara Ringer was appointed the Copyright Office’s first female Register of Copyrights. She spent her career fighting for equity within the Office and beyond and led the way for the four women who have since served in the role. In 1995, the Library of Congress awarded Ringer its Distinguished Service Award