Margaret (Peggy) Roach paper, 1927-2006.

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Margaret (Peggy) Roach paper, 1927-2006.

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The papers of Margaret Roach span the years 1955-2001 and document her work in social and racial justice issues. Addendum 1 spans the years 1958-2003 and includes materials on Wednesdays in Mississippi. Addendum 2 spans the years 1938 to her death in 2006. The collection primarily consists of photographs of Roach, her family, and the Sakuma family and date primarily from the 1940s and 1950s. Addendum 3 spans from Margaret Roachs birth in 1927 to her death in 2006 with the majority of the materials spanning between 2001 and 2006.

42 linear feet.

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Loyola University of Chicago. Women and Leadership Archives.

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National Council of Catholic Women (U.S.)

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Wednesdays in Mississippi

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Roach, Margaret (Peggy), 1927-2006.

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Born May 16, 1927, Chicago, Illinois; died 2006. Civil rights and feminist activist; Board member, National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice. Margaret (Peggy) Roach was born on the north side of Chicago, Illinois on May 16,1927 to James E. and Cecile Duffy Roach. Roach graduated from St. Scholastica High School in 1945 and Mundelein College four years later. After graduating she became the Executive Secretary of the Chicago Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women in 1954. In 1958, Pegg...