Faculty Advisory Committee on Women papers, 1972-2001

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Faculty Advisory Committee on Women papers, 1972-2001

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The collection consists of the papers of the Faculty Advisory Committee on Women. It contains correspondence, newsletters and meeting agendas. The papers also contain the legal documentation of the Rajender Consent Decree and information concerning the Decree's legal and social ramifications at the University of Minnesota.

2 boxes; (2.6 linear feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619436

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Lord, Miles

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Kahn, Phyllis

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Herrera Bertila

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Dethmers, Claereda Marjorie

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Magrath, C. Peter

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Claude Peter Magrath was born on April 23, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of New Hampshire in 1955. Magrath began his career teaching political science at Brown University after earning his doctorate from Cornell University in 1961. There he rose from instructor to full professor in six years, and also served as an associate dean of the graduate school. He left Brown in 1968 to become dean of the College of Arts and Scien...

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O'Toole, Carol Ann

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University of Minnesota. Faculty Advisory Committee on Women

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Dr. Shyamala Rajender, a chemistry professor at the University of Minnesota, filed a sexual descrimination suit against the University in 1973. By 1975, it had evolved into a class action suit with many other women professors joining in. The settlement with the University in 1980 caused the formation of the Rajender Consent Decree. It mandated a set of guidelines for the future hiring and treatment of women at the University of Minnesota and established a set of procedures for all of the Univers...

Faunce, Patricia Spencer, 1937-

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Gold, Carol

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University of Minnesota. Equal Employment Opportunity for Women.

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The Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity for Women (EEOWC) was established as part of the Rajender consent decree in 1980. The EEOWC is a senate committee with members appointed by the University President, and two elected by the faculty. It was established to review the progress of the implementation of the decree, examine policies of the University to determine whether they are biased against women, make recommendations to the University administration and/or senate regarding policies and...