Jacqueline Griswold papers, 1957-1980.

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Jacqueline Griswold papers, 1957-1980.

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The collection relates to Griswold's involvement with the Seattle Women's Commission (1972-1978) and Seattle-King County NOW (1972-1979) and the various roles she assumed on behalf of these organizations. The remainder of the collection contains files, clippings, publications, and information about topics of special interest to Griswold or of regional or national organizations supporting similar social equity positions and objectives. Of particular note are the files from her experiences on the Seattle Women's Commission involving child care (1973-1977), rape and rape statute revision (1973-1975), and battered and abused women (1973-1978).

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Griswold, Jacqueline Perkins, 1931-1992

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Jacqueline Perkins was born in Philadelphia; graduated from Temple University in 1953 and taught in the Philadelphia public schools while attending Temple's law school at night for two years. While living in Philadelphia, she married John Griswold and they moved to Seattle in 1964 where she taught for two years. In 1971 she became active in the Seattle League of Women Voters; joined the Seattle-King County chapter of NOW in 1972, and became King County coordinator for that group's activities in ...

LaTourelle, Elaine

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League of Women Voters of Seattle

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Sale, Dorothy Young, 1932-

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Women's rights leader and social activist; involved in the League of Women Voters of Seattle and National Organization for Women (NOW) at the national, regional, and local levels, serving both organizations as an officer and committee and task force chair. Born Dorothy Young in New York, N.Y.; graduated from Swarthmore College where she met her husband Roger Sale; moved to Seattle from Amherst, Mass., in 1962 when her husband started teaching at the University of Washington. Already a member of ...

Sommers, Helen

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Fraser, Karen, 1944-

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Brough, Jean Marie, 1942-

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Seattle Women's Commission

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Established in 1970 to provide advice to the mayor, city council, and other departments regarding women's issues; mission is to establish goals, priorities, and immediate action objectives in alleviating discrimination against women; originally gave direction to the Seattle Women's Division of the Office of Human Resources; reorganization in 1973 created the Office of Women's Rights, later the Office for Women's Rights, which provided staff support for the commission. From the descri...

Washington State Conference for Women (1977 : Ellensburg, Wash.)

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National Organization for Women. Seattle-King County Chapter

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