Foreman, Helen Cleary, 1904-1991
Jacksonville, Illinois, politician and life-long civic volunteer with an advanced sense of social consciousness.
Foreman started, and served as a member of many local, state and national social welfare organizations. She served on the Civil Rights Commission (1951-1961) and was the first woman to serve on the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission (1961-1971). She was alderman of the 5th Ward in Jacksonville from 1972-1984, and served as the first woman mayor from 1984-1989. At her death in 1991 she was still very active in civic organizations.
From the description of Papers, 1899-1990. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27989047
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| creatorOf | Foreman, Helen Cleary, 1904-1991. Papers, 1899-1990. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| associatedWith | Foreman, Orville N. | person |
| associatedWith | Illinois College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Illinois. Commission on Children. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Illinois. Commission on Human Relations. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Illinois. Fair Employment Practices Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | League of Women Voters of Morgan County, Ill. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Motorola, inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Myart, Leon. | person |
| associatedWith | Springfield Garden Club (Springfield, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Commission on Civil Rights. | corporateBody |
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| Illinois--Jacksonville | |||
| Jacksonville (Ill.) | |||
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| Discrimination in employment |
| Labor laws and legislation |
| Women mayors |
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Birth 1904
Death 1991
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