Midge Costanza Papers

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Midge Costanza Papers

1974-1981

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76089502

The material in this collection consists of memoranda, correspondence, schedules, invitations, reports, published articles and materials, speeches, handwritten notes, telephone messages, and background working materials. These materials relate to Midge Costanza’s role as assistant to the president for public liaison during President Carter's administration. The collection documents her outreach activities concerning minority communities including women, LGBT, African Americans, and religious and ethnic groups. Also included are materials from her role as co-chairman of the 1976 Carter/Mondale campaign in New York; material relating to International Women’s Year meetings; and reorganization of the Executive Office of the President, specifically the restructuring of the Public Liaison Office.

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Costanza, Margaret, 1932-2010

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Margaret "Midge" Costanza was born on November 28, 1932, in LeRoy, New York, and was raised in Rochester, New York. She began her political career as a volunteer for W. Averell Harriman’s gubernatorial campaign in 1954; she later served as executive director of Robert F. Kennedy’s 1964 Senate campaign. She served as a Democratic National Committee member from 1972 until 1977. Costanza became an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights and, in 1973, became the first woman elected to the Rochester (N.Y....