Papers, 1917-1964 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1917-1964 (inclusive).

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Correspondence, speeches, articles, photos, clippings and other papers contain information about West's activities in the campaign for suffrage, the movement for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, and the National Woman's Party. Also includes some correspondence on a bill calling for equal representation of men and women on party committees, which West sponsored in the Florida state legislature.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Florida lawyer and journalist, [Mrs. Byron McG.] West was congressional chairman and national council member of the National Woman's Party, and editor of its Equal Rights. From the description of Papers, 1917-1964 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122565813 ...