Jeannette (Janet) Cukor, nee Glavac, was born in 1924 in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Wayne State University, earning a Bachelor's of Science degree in education, with majors in elementary education and social studies, and minors in math, English, and science. She also did graduate work in the fields of guidence and counseling at Wayne State University and the University of Colorado. She would eventually complete a J.D. from Woodrow Wilson College of Law. Cukor married in 1953, and had two daughters, Pamela (1954) and Patricia (1956). Upon moving to Atlanta in 1965, she become active in local politics, joining the Democratic Party of DeKalb County, and serving on its Committee from 1975 to 1992. She also served two terms on the State Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia. Cukor's involvement in the Equal Rights Amendment began when she became the administrative assistant for Eleanor Richardson who, in 1974, successfully ran for a seat in Georgia's House of Representatives. Representing ERA Georgia Inc., she served as an observor at the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas. She also advocated on behalf of diplaced homemakers (i.e., divorced or widowed housewives with little to no work experience), and called attention to property laws that unfairly discriminated against married women. After the Equal Rights Amendment failed to pass, Cukor continued to serve in a number of positions in local government, including the Advisory Committee on Aging (1988-), the Partnership for Community Action (1979-2004), and the DeKalb County Cable Access Television Citizen's Advisory Board (1980-1983).
From the description of Janet Cukor papers, 1964-1996. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 191913111
