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McKenna, Dianne, 1943-. Dianne McKenna papers, 1980-1996 (bulk 1985-1996).

Title: Dianne McKenna papers, 1980-1996 (bulk 1985-1996).

In 1997 Dianne McKenna donated her papers to San Jose State University. This collection documents a portion of McKenna's political career as Mayor and City Council Member of Sunnyvale from 1977-1984, and her work on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (SCCBS), serving from 1985-1996. The bulk of the collection documents her contributions to the SCCBS, including her work as chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Committed to improving the lives of children, McKenna helped form the Children's Shelter in 1995, and Kids In Common, a children's advocacy organization.

ArchivalResource: 10.5 linear feet (6 record cartons, 2 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68697270 View

San José State University. South Bay second wave feminist oral history project , 2006-2010 (bulk 2006).

Title: South Bay second wave feminist oral history project , 2006-2010 (bulk 2006).

The South Bay Second Wave Feminist Oral History Project was funded by a California State University research grant from 2005-2006. This oral history project resulted in thirteen digital recordings and complete transcriptions documenting the experiences of women in politics in San José, California and Santa Clara County. These pioneering women worked directly and indirectly for equal rights and equal participation in the political process. Some of them played a key role as the first recognized political figures in San José and the larger Bay Area, while others worked as activists and lobbyists for the Equal Rights Amendment, the environment, and civil rights, including outlawing marital and date rape, and reproductive rights. Each narrator was asked to reflect on her political and social experiences from the 1960s to the present, with the objective to document women's experience through the political process, as politicians, and as non-governmental lobbyists and activists. This project provides a deeper understanding of the important role that women have played in Bay Area politics, and will advance historical understanding of the important events, activities, and resulting policies that transformed the political landscape and opened up new opportunities for women, despite the failure to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The South Bay Second Wave Feminist Oral History Project, 2006-2010 (bulk 2006), consists of thirteen digital recordings on CD-ROMs and complete transcriptions documenting the experiences of women in politics in San José and Santa Clara County. The interviewees include: Blanca Alvarado, Joan Goddard, Susan Hammer, Janet Gray Hayes, Linda J. LeZotte, Dianne McKenna, Madison Nguyen, Sally Reed, Lu Ryden, Leona Egeland Siadek, Lee Sturtevant, Susanne Wilson, and Zoe Lofgren. This collection is arranged into a single series: Series I. South Bay second wave feminist oral history project, 2006-2010 (bulk 2006).

ArchivalResource: 1.25 linear feet (3 custom boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/645168926 View