Gretta Moll Dewald oral history interview [sound recording], 2002 April 17.

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Gretta Moll Dewald oral history interview [sound recording], 2002 April 17.

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Dewald describes her childhood in Kutztown Pennsylvania. Her family moved to Atlanta during WWII. Graduating from Girls High School and Agnes Scott College, she describes her earliest experiences as a teacher in Eastman, Georgia, and then talks about her life as a young wife and mother. Dewald discusses her foray into politics as campaign office manager of various candidates in DeKalb County. She goes on to describe her work in Jimmy Carter's gubernatorial campaign, and then presidential campaign as a member of the "Peanut Brigade." She recalls that when Jimmy Carter became president, she was approached by Mrs. Carter to head the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. She says that the Equal Rights Amendment was an important issue for the Women's Division, and she goes on to describe its efforts to ratify the amendment. After Carter's defeat in 1980, Dewald returned to Atlanta where she was active in a number or organizations, including the League of Women Voters and the Democratic Women of DeKalb. She describes her experiences with those groups and their efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia. She goes on to talk about her tenure as Executive Assistant to Manuel Maloof, CEO of DeKalb County, and in particular her work on personnel issues, and monitoring county commissioners' meetings. Dewald talks about her activities as a leading member of the Democratic Women of DeKalb as well as the Democratic Party of DeKalb, and she finishes by recounting her work on the DeKalb county courts Pre-trial Release Program.

2 sound cassettes.transcript 28 leaves ; 28 cm.

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