Sheli Lulkin papers, 1859, 1972-2008.

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Sheli Lulkin papers, 1859, 1972-2008.

The Sheli Lulkin papers span from 1974 to 2007 with some undated material. The collection is a combination of biographical and professional information. The bulk of the collection documents Lulkin's work with organizations concerned about the welfare of Chicago's far north side. The organization of the collection reflects Lulkin's own method with series based on both geography and subject matter.

4 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7448070

Cudahy Library

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Loyola University of Chicago. Women and Leadership Archives.

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Rosehill Cemetery (Chicago, Ill.)

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Lulkin, Sheli.

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Sheli Lulkin was a high school teacher with the Chicago Public Schools as well as a labor and women's rights activist. Lulkin was active in the leadership of the Chicago Teacher's Union until 1976 when she was asked to step down amid accusations that she was an informant for the Chicago Police Department's "Red Squad." Lulkin was also a member of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the Illinois Women's Political Caucus, the Illinois Commission on the Status of Women, the Women's Action Alliance,...