Institute for the Coordination of Women's Interests records, 1922-1931.

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Institute for the Coordination of Women's Interests records, 1922-1931.

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The records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, proposals and programs. The Institute published a series of nine publications that are also included.

6 linear in. (2 boxes)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7649212

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Howes, Ethel Puffer, 1872-1950

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Institute for the Coordination of Women's Interests

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The Institute for the Coordination of Women's Interests was established at Smith College in 1925 with Ethel Puffer Howes as director. Mrs. Howes formulated a plan for a research institute to develop methods of cominging efficient home management with serious intellectual endeavors. The Institute received a three-year grant from the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Froundation. The Institute experimented with ways to lighten married women's daily routines and sought to guide women into professions and ...