Virginia Lee Shapard oral history interview, 1988 Jan. 26.

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Virginia Lee Shapard oral history interview, 1988 Jan. 26.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476284

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Virginia Lee Shapard on January 26, 1988 in which she discusses education; family background; Tammany Hall; move to Georgia; child welfare work; Episcopal Church bi-racial committee; Judge McGhee; the Stark case; changed attitudes towards participants promoting desegregation; husband's background and occupation; Shapard's children; first interest in politics; the Utility Club (community service); fertility difficulties; library bond referendum; ad valorem taxes; public education issue in Georgia; first campaign for state senate; Culver Kidd; difficulty of spread-out nature of senatorial district; campaign organization; speeches and speech writing; campaign financing; why ran for Senate rather than House; Zell Miller; reforms wanted to see in Senate; women in politics; role of local Democratic Party in Shapard's campaign; first actions in Senate; legislative delegation and county interests; reaction to Shapard as first woman senator; House and Senate working together; legislative pay raise issue; committee appointments; Senate reform; Al Holloway; ethics issues; and Roscoe Dean.

3 audiotapes ; cassette.

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403138

Georgia State University

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