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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

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Faith Berry Papers

Identifier: MSS61711
Abstract Author, editor, and professor. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, speeches, writings, book reviews, reports, radio and television transcripts, research materials, press releases, clippings, printed matter, posters, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Berry's research on the life and literary career of poet Langston Hughes; to her collaboration with professor and literary critic J. Saunders Redding; to her career as a writer, editor, and professor; and to her work on behalf of civil...
Dates 1859-2009; Majority of material found within 1971-1991
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Center for a Woman’s Own Name Records

Identifier: MSS85452
Abstract

National non-profit organization. Correspondence, legal records, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed material, and other records documenting the organization’s work as a clearinghouse for information concerning state laws, lawsuits, and various legal and social issues relating to women’s efforts to retain their chosen name after marriage.

Dates 1956-2008; Majority of material found within 1972-1985
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E. F. Ellet Correspondence with Index

Identifier: MSS86359
Abstract

Author, poet, and historian. Correspondence with index relating chiefly to her research for The Women of the American Revolution.

Dates 1835-1865; Majority of material found within 1848-1850
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ERAmerica Records

Identifier: MSS60475
Abstract

A nationwide alliance of civic, labor, church, and women's organizations founded in 1976 to promote ratification of the amendment that had passed Congress in 1972. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, bylaws, speeches, subject files, press files, state files, organization files, bibliographies, petitions, legal files, financial records, card files, photographs, and other records relating to the Equal Rights Amendment.

Dates 1974-1982
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Papers

Identifier: MSS84318
Abstract U.S. Supreme Court justice, judge, lawyer, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, speeches, lectures, writings, reports, interviews, briefs, orders, opinions, motions, depositions, and other papers relating chiefly to Ginsburg's efforts as an advocate for women's rights, particularly through her speeches and writings and her endeavors as general counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union and director of its Women's Rights Project. Documents her work as a proponent for the...
Dates 1897-2005; Majority of material found within 1970-1997
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Arthur J. Goldberg Papers

Identifier: MSS65670
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, lawyer, secretary of labor, and diplomat. Correspondence, case files, certiorari memoranda, legal files, speeches and writings, subject files, reports, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to Goldberg's career as a lawyer, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, secretary of labor, and United States representative to the United Nations.

Dates 1793-1995; Majority of material found within 1941-1985
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Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Records

Identifier: MSS52480
Abstract The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, a national association of civil rights organizations, was founded in 1950 by Roy Wilkins (chairman), A. Philip Randolph, and Arnold Aronson. The records include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, notes of meetings, position papers, reports, financial records, congressional testimony, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, digital files including text, image, sound, and moving image files as well as multimedia content, and other records...
Dates 1943-2014; Majority of material found within 1960-2012
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Patsy T. Mink Papers

Identifier: MSS84957
Abstract Lawyer, public official, and United States representative from Hawaii. Correspondence, memoranda, legislative files, speeches and writings, testimony, statements, press releases, appointment books and scheduling files, travel itineraries, campaign files and political ephemera, notes, casework, law practice client files, court documents, maps, card files, biographical material, interviews, questionnaires, awards and honors, photographs, student papers, family papers, scrapbooks, news...
Dates 1883-2005; Majority of material found within 1953-2002
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National Coalition on Older Women's Issues Records

Identifier: MSS85433
Abstract

National association advocating education, employment, financial security, and health care for older women. Correspondence, financial and legal records, minutes, printed matter, publicity, and reports produced by the organization.

Dates 1967-1997; Majority of material found within 1979-1990
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National Council of Jewish Women Records

Identifier: MSS61810
Abstract

Jewish women’s voluntary organization focused on advocacy efforts related to women, children and families in both the United States and Israel. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, transcripts of proceedings, reports, reference material, official publications, speeches, testimony, photographs, printed matter, and other records chiefly documenting the organization's activities in both physical and digital formats.

Dates 1893-2020; Majority of material found within 1940-1993
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Maud Wood Park Papers

Identifier: MSS58784
Abstract

Suffragist, social worker, reformer, and author. Family papers, correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings, an autograph collection, and miscellaneous papers relating primarily to Park's activities on behalf of women's suffrage and her associations with the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National League of Women Voters.

Dates 1844-1979; Majority of material found within ( 1886-1951)
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Woman's National Democratic Club Records

Identifier: MSS85950
Abstract Organization founded in 1922 in Washington, D.C., focusing on public policy and serving as a forum for Democratic leaders. Correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, bylaws, notes, newsletters, membership files, oral history transcripts in both physical and digital formats, photographs in both physical and digital formats, presidential campaign ephemera, newspaper clippings, and other printed matter documenting the founding of the Woman’s National Democratic Club and its principal...
Dates 1912-2014; Majority of material found within 1922-1998
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Women in Community Service Records

Identifier: MSS85405
Abstract

National nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the number of women and children in poverty by promoting economic independence. Correspondence, reports, remarks, photographs, and a training guide in both physical and digital formats. Materials in physical formats also include minutes, reports, publications, printed matter, and scrapbooks.

Dates 1965-2006; Majority of material found within 1966-2000