East, Catherine Shipe, 1916-1996
Variant namesCatherine Shipe East (b. May 15, 1916, Barboursville, W. Va.-d. Aug. 17, 1996, Ithaca, N.Y.), began her career an a junior civil service examiner with the U.S Civil Service Commission in 1939. She advanced to become the chief of the career service division before going to work for the Department of Labor in 1977. She served as the technical adviser to the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women and participated in the research and writing of the commissions report, American Women, published in 1963. Subsequent to the release of this report, President John F. Kennedy created the Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women and the Citizen's Advisory Council on the Status of Women, appointing East to serve as executive secretary for both groups.
From the description of East, Catherine Shipe, 1916-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10599828
Catherine East served as a staff member on President Kennedy's Commission on the Status of Women, 1962-1963; executive secretary of the Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women and the Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1963-1974; and deputy coordinator of the secretariat for the National Committee for the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975-1976. She was vice-chair of the National Women's Political Caucus of Virginia and a member of the board of directors of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund.
From the description of [Audiotape collection] [sound recording]. 1979-1983. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122336310
Government official and feminist activist, Catherine East served in a senior capacity on all Presidential advisory commissions on women from 1962 through 1977, conducting research, and preparing position papers, publications, and reports on a wide range of women's issues. Hailed by Betty Friedan as the "midwife to the birth of the women's movement," East served as a staff member on President Kennedy's Commission on the Status of Women, 1962-1963; executive secretary of the Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women and the Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1963-1974; and deputy coordinator of the secretariat for the National Committee for the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975-1976.
After her retirement in 1977, East began a new career as a full-time activist, working for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia and nationally, serving as women's issues coordinator in the John Anderson Presidential campaign (1979-1980), as legislative director of the National Women's Political Caucus (1983-1986), and as a board member of the National Organization for Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund (1979-1983).
From the description of Papers, 1941-1996 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122471279
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referencedIn | Records of the Women's Equity Action League, 1966-1979 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | East, Catherine Shipe. Papers of Catherine Shipe East. 1941-1995 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Rawalt, Marguerite, 1895-. [Audiotape collection] [sound recording]. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Kolb, Frances Arick. Papers, 1955-1990 (inclusive), 1972-1990 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Papers, 1968-1985 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Records of the National Organization for Women, 1959-2002 (inclusive), 1966-1998 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Records of the Women's Equity Action League, 1966-1979 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Papers, (inclusive), (bulk), 1955-1990, 1972-1990 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Rupp, Leila J., 1950-. Audiotape collection of Leila J. Rupp and Verta A. Taylor, 1979-1983. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Neuberger, Maurine Brown, 1907-2000. Papers, 1966-1969 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards. 1893 - 2008. General Records | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Audiotape collection, 1953-1979 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | Boyer, Gene. Documenting the midwestern origins of the twentieth-century women's movement, 1987-1992. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
creatorOf | Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards. 1893 - 2008. Records Relating to the Equal Rights Amendment | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Veteran Feminists of America. Veteran Feminists of America records, 1972-2010. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Darcy, Lynne. Papers of NOW officers, 1971-1976 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. Records, 1981-1991 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985. Papers, 1968-1985 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Papers of NOW officers, 1971-1976 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards. 1893 - 2008. Subject Files | National Archives at College Park | |
creatorOf | East, Catherine, 1916-1996. [Audiotape collection] [sound recording]. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Audiotape collection, 1979-1981 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Peterson, Esther, 1906-1997. Papers, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1998 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund. Records, 1970-1998 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. Interviews, 1981-1983 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Kolb, Frances Arick,. [Audiotape collection] [sound recording]. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Alexander, Dolores, 1931-2008. NOW officer papers, 1960-1973 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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Feminism |
Sex descrimination against women |
Women political activitists |
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Birth 1916-05-15
Death 1996-08-17
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