Records, 1971-1992 (inclusive).

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Records, 1971-1992 (inclusive).

The collection consists of bylaws, chapter and affiliation records, board of directors' minutes and correspondence, other correspondence, notes, programs, etc. re: events and/or issues; nominating committee and membership records; public relations materials; newsletters, clippings, WEAL of Massachusetts publications, and press kits.

1.75 linear ft.

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Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985

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Boyer, Elizabeth M., 1913-2002

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Riesman, David, 1909-2002

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Bayh, Birch, 1928-....

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E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company.

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John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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The John F. Kennedy School of Government was originally established in 1936 as the Graduate School of Public Administration. In 1966, the School was renamed in memory of President J.F. Kennedy. From the description of General information by and about John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77066051 The John Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government was originally established in 1936 as the Graduate School of Public Administration. It was ...

Mollison, Charles S., 1934-

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Women's Equity Action League of Massachusetts.

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Founded in 1971, Women's Equity Action League of Massachusetts is "committed to the economic development and advancement of Massachusetts women." It sponsors conferences, provides speakers, and establishes networks with other organizations to bring about legislative action to improve women's situation. From the description of Records, 1971-1992 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122557790 For a history of national WEAL, see the Schlesinger Li...

Honnet, Ellen Porter

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Theodore, Athena

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Bonar, Louise.

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Goodman, Ellen (Ellen Margot)

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Ellen Goodman (A.B., Radcliffe, 1963) is a columnist for the Boston Globe and the author of Close to Home (1979) and At Large (1981). For biographical information, see Who's Who of American Women, 1987-1988. From the description of Papers, 1981-1982 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007577 ...

Women's Alliance for Boston Elections.

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Women's State-Wide Legislative Network of Massachusetts.

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The Women's State-Wide Legislative Network of Massachusetts (the "Network," or WSLNM) was formed to educate women and girls about the legislative process, advocacy, and how to shape public policies that affect their lives. The Network grew out of a series of meetings held by women's organizations from the Greater Boston area and the Caucus of Women Legislators between 1982 and 1983. The Network was formally incorporated in 1983, with feminist and peace activist Diane Balser as its f...

Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus.

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Women's Equity Action League

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WEAL was founded in 1968 by a group of professional women, mostly lawyers, in Cleveland, Ohio, who originally hoped to begin a NOW (National Organization for Women) chapter. Realizing NOW's agenda would not garner widespread support in Cleveland, they began their own group and limited their concerns to education, legislation, and the economic rights of women. WEAL challenged sex discrimination on college campuses, in the military, and in the work place. The WEAL Fund was established in 1972 as t...

Hunt, Vilma R.

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Dentist, scientist, researcher, writer, environmental activist and feminist, Vilma Rose (Dalton-Webb) Hunt was born in 1926 in Sydney, Australia. She received her A.M. in physical anthropology from Radcliffe College (1958) and was a scholar at the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study (1961-1963). Affiliated with the Harvard School of Public Health (1962-1966), Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois (1963), and the John B. Pierce Foundation Laboratory in New Haven, Conn. (1966-1969), Hunt t...

Committee on the Concerns of Women at Harvard and Radcliffe.

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