Commissioners' Biographical Data Records, 1976–March 1978

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Commissioners' Biographical Data Records, 1976–March 1978

1976-1978

This series contains resumes, biographical sketches, photographs, magazine and newspaper articles, hearing transcripts, correspondence, literature and other biographical information related to the Commissioners of the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year 1975 (IWY).

1 linear foot, 4 linear inches

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11676180

National Archives at College Park

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Allen, Ethel D., 1929-1981

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Ethel D. Allen once described herself as, "BFR—a black female Republican, an entity as rare as a black elephant and just as smart." In her career she challenged sexism and racism, and was devoted to the disadvantaged in her community as both a health care provider and a politician. One of three children, Allen was born in 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she lived and worked for most of her life. Her father, Sidney S. Allen, Sr. was a self-employed tailor, and her mother, known only...