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The collection documents Carlton's activities as an activist in the emerging women's movement of the 1970s and includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, and other materials dating mostly from the 1970s. Much of the correspondence includes copies of the letters Carlton sent and the replies she received. One of the most significant portions of the collection pertains to Carlton's activities, and those of other local supporters, regarding passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), including correspondence with fellow activists and with state and national elected officials. Various publications, from newspaper clippings and journal articles to pamphlets and leaflets, are also included in the collection. Materials relating to Carlton's interest in the changing role of women in the church, both within the Episcopal church and in other denominations in general, is also represented. Her involvement within Richmond's St. Paul's Episcopal Church is documented and includes correspondence with controversial Episcopal Bishop John "Jack" S. Spong. Carlton also served on NOW's Compliance and Enforcement Task Force, and the collection includes correspondence between Carlton and various businesses, both locally and nationally, on their employment policies regarding women.