Welch, Mary Scott

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Mary Scott Welch was a progressive writer and editor for several magazines including, "Woman's Day," "Seventeen," "Pageant," and "Redbook." She wrote fiction and articles on domestic and women's issues, which included her daughter's rape, women in the workplace, networking and job searching, and raising a family. She was a rape coordinator for the National Organization for Women in New York City in the 1970s.

From the description of Mary Scott Welch papers, 1947-1987. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 62769476

From the guide to the Mary Scott Welch papers, 1947-1987, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

Mary-Scott Welch was born in Chicago in about 1920, graduated from the University of Illinois, and was in the first group of Waves commissioned by the Navy during World War II. A writer and feminist, Welch wrote Networking: The Great New Way for Women to Get Ahead (1980), as well as many articles for Redbook, Esquire, Woman's Day, and other magazines. She was an editor at Pageant, Look, and Homemaker's Digest; a member of the advisory board for Cornell University's Institute for Women and Work, and during the 1970s the coordinator of the National Organization for Women's Rape Prevention Committee in New York City. She died of cancer in 1995.

From the description of Papers, 1969-1990 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122506689

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referencedIn East, Catherine Shipe. Papers of Catherine Shipe East. 1941-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Welch, Mary Scott. Mary Scott Welch papers, 1947-1987. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Mary Scott Welch papers, 1947-1987 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Welch, Mary Scott. Papers, 1969-1990 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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Rape
Rape trauma syndrome
Sex discrimination in employment
Vocational guidance for women
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Women's periodicals
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Birth 1919

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