Papers of Alison Palmer, 1971-1978

Palmer, Alison, 1959-

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Brown University Class of 1953. Worked as writer for Christian Science Monitor and New York Times; served in the United States Foreign Service (1959-1981) in Belgian Congo, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. Honored for her service in Vietnam. Filed sex discrimination complaint (relating to her assigment in Africa) against the State Department and won her case in 1974. Together with women colleagues brought a class action suit against the Department and won in 1987. Thirteenth woman Episcopal priest ordaine...

Macomber, William B.

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Beath, Andrew B.

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Women's Action Organization.

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Macomber, William B. (William Butts), 1921-2003

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William B. Macomber, Jr. (1921-2003) received his master's degree in government from Yale University, a master's degree in social science from the University of Chicago and a law degree from Harvard University. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marines, working for the Office of Strategic Services. After his tour of duty ended, Macomber taught government at Boston University, spent two years with the Central Intelligence Agency then joined the State Department. President...

United States Civil Service Commission

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The United States Civil Service Commission was established by the Civil Service Act of 1883. The Commission replaced the “spoils system” and democratized the process of hiring for federal jobs; first, because it required that these positions be filled through competitive examinations which were open to all citizens; second, because it required selection of the best-qualified applicants without regard to political considerations. During World War II, the need for federal ...

Alison Palmer

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Alison Palmer was born in Medford, Mass., in 1931; she received a B.A. from Brown University in 1953, and an M.A. from the Boston University African Studies Center in 1966. She attended American University in 1959 and again in 1970, and Virginia Theological Seminary, 1972-1974. She was the thirteenth woman in the United States to be ordained an Episcopal priest. AP began working for the Department of State in July 1955 as a clerk typist, and began her career as a Foreign...

Beath, Andrew B.

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Women's Action Organization.

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The Women's Action Organization (WAO) was formed in November 1970 to address some of the long-standing inequities in the treatment of women in the State Department and its "sister" Foreign Service agencies: United States Information Agency and Agency for International Development. Jean Joyce, who in 1970 was senior reports advisor in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and one of the founders of WAO, conceived the idea of interviewing those involved in the formation of WAO. She conduc...