Helen L. Koss papers

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Helen L. Koss papers

1970-2002 and undated (majority 1973-1979)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1479

Helen L. Koss (1922-2008) represented Montgomery County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 until her retirement in 1987. She was the first woman appointed to chair a standing committee: the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee (1979-1987). She sponsored legislation which recognized divorced homemakers as entitled to equal compensation as their former husbands. Additionally, Koss was a proponent of reform in the insurance and housing industries, and sought more equal pay between male and female faculty members. Among the legislation that Koss sponsored during her time in office is the Displaced Homemaker's Bill, which established the first multipurpose center to counsel and train homemakers who experience a loss of income due to divorce, disability, or the death of a spouse. Delegate Koss was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 1997 for her work promoting gender equality. Major subject areas include women's rights, election laws, and the Displaced Homemakers Bill. The collection is primarily comprised of correspondence, bills and research material, including official committee reports.

6.00 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Koss, Helen L., 1922-2008

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Helen L. Koss was born Helen Koss in New York City, New York, on June 3, 1922. She grew up in Ellenville, NY. She graduated from Bennington College in 1942 and moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She moved to Montgomery County in 1951 with her husband Howard. From 1963 to 1967, she served as president of the League of Women Voters of Maryland. During this time, the League devoted most of its efforts toward the civil rights movement in the form of ad...