Office for Women's Rights Subject Files 1971-1996

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Office for Women's Rights Subject Files 1971-1996

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Records relating to the Office's projects and issues of concern.

9.2 cubic feet; 23 boxes

eng,

City of Seattle SeattleMunicipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6374708

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Seattle (Wash.). Office of Women's Rights

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The Office of Women's Rights, an agency of the Executive Dept., was established in 1973. Prior to 1973, the Women's Division was a separate office within the Office of Human Resources, serving as staff support for the Seattle Women's Commission. The office developed and coordinated programs to promote equal opportunity for women and sexual minorities. The office was abolished in 1997, and its responsibilities were assumed by the Office for Civil Rights. In 1975, Seattle mayor Wes Uhlman and the ...