Papers, 1922-1984.

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Papers, 1922-1984.

Papers reflecting Woodhouse's activities and interests in women and family issues, service to the state of Connecticut and her local community, and other career activities (excluding her duties as secretary of state and U.S. representative). Includes published and unpublished writings; office files, scrapbooks, and annual reports of Auerbach Service Bureau, a women's service organization, Hartford, Conn.; reference files and reports of U.S. Work Projects Administration, Trends in Occupations Project; reference files, newsletters, and reports on the status of women and the women's movement; records of Connecticut Constitutional Convention (1965) to which she was a delegate; Juvenile Justice Standards Project records and publications; and citations, commissions, awards, and photos.

50 linear ft.

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Woodhouse, Chase Going, 1890-1984

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Chase Going Woodhouse (March 3, 1890 – December 12, 1984) was a prominent feminist leader, suffragist, and educator. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Second Congressional District of Connecticut, becoming the second Congresswoman from Connecticut, the first elected as a Democrat, and the first woman born outside the United States in either chamber of the U.S. Congress. Born Chase Going to American parents in Victoria, British Columbia, Cana...