Florida Commission on the Status of Women
Variant namesThe Commission on the Status of Women was activated by Governor Reubin Askew in 1972. The 1974 Legislature granted funding to establish an office and pay a full-time Executive Director as a member of the Governor's staff. The Commission was involved with such projects as ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; the International Women's Year (1975); the Talent Bank, a source referral for employment/appointment of women to high level positions; and the establishment of local commissions to aid women throughout the state.
From the description of Records, 1974-1984. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413531
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| referencedIn | Meyer, Anne Heineman, 1925-. Anne Heineman Meyer papers, 1958-1988 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Florida Commission on the Status of Women. Records, 1974-1984. | Florida State Archive |
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| associatedWith | Meyer, Anne Heineman, 1925- | person |
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| Affirmative action programs |
| Civil rights |
| Equal rights amendments |
| International Women's Year, 1975 |
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| Women |
| Women's health services |
| Women's rights |
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