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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-034-011
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-003-005
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including a report by the Commission's Committee on Civil and Political Rights; meeting agendas; and meeting minutes. Topics include: civil and political rights, including property rights and the Equal Rights Amendment; establishment of state commissions; labor; and women from marginalized communities (referred to as "minority women").
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-003-003
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including reports by several of the Commission's committees; meeting agendas; and meeting minutes. Topics include: employment and labor laws, including taxes, minimum wage and equal pay; education; civil and political rights; and social services including social security, child care, and maternity care.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-003-002
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including reports by several of the Commission's committees and plans for the final report. Topics include: women in the military and federal service; women's civil and political rights; employment and economic issues, including minimum wage, taxes, and equal pay; and social services, including maternity care, child care, and household labor.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-003-001
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including press releases, a progress report, reports by several of the Commission's committees, and meeting agendas. The folder also contains correspondence between President John F Kennedy and Commission Chair Eleanor Roosevelt. Topics include: women's employment including federal employment; civil and political rights; labor and economic issues, including taxes and equal pay; and social services, including social security, healthcare for older women (referred to as "the aged"), and childcare.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-012
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including correspondence and agendas. Topics include: women's employment and labor laws, including equal pay; tax policies and economic issues; social services including education, maternity care, and child care; and the organization of the Commission's final report.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-011
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including correspondence and agendas. Topics include: women in the military and federal service; women's civil and political rights; and social services. The folder also includes a report from the Commission's Committee on Government Contracts regarding barriers to employment and equal pay for women, as well as a summary of a tour of the Roosevelt home and grounds in Hyde Park, New York, given for Commission members by Commission Chair Eleanor Roosevelt.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-009
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including press releases, background papers, a summary of the Commission's previous meeting, and reports by several of the Commission's committees, as well as meeting agendas and minutes. Topics of discussion include: women's employment and labor laws; civil and political rights; social services including education, maternity care, and child care; and potential special projects.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-008
This folder contains materials related to the first meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including press releases, background papers, and biographical data on Commission members, as well as meeting agendas and minutes. Topics of discussion include: women's employment and labor laws; civil and political rights; and social services including education, maternity care, and child care.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-005
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics of discussion include education, social insurance and taxes; labor and equal equal employment for women; women's civil and political rights; and a tribute to the late Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair of the Commission, as well as the creation of the Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-004
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics of discussion include barriers to employment and equal pay for women; insurance and tax policies; and women's civil and political rights, including married women's personal and property rights.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-003
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics of discussion include labor and employment regulations, maternity leave and benefits, and equal pay for women; women in the military; women's civil and political rights; and a tribute to the late Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair of the Commission.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-002
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics of discussion include labor and employment regulations, maternity leave and benefits, and equal pay for women; social services, education, and child care; and taxation and insurance.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-001
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics of discussion include labor laws specifically related to women; women's civil and political rights; and the structure and administration of the Commission.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-010
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics include labor laws specifically related to women; women's civil and political rights; and administrative matters related to the Commission's presentation of its final report.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-009
This folder contains letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics include education; social services; insurance and tax policies; and labor and equal pay for women. The folder also includes a draft memorandum by Caroline Ware regarding the social, political, and economic status of American women titled "Background Memorandum of the Status of Women."
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-008
This folder contains Executive Letters sent to all members of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, summarizing the Commission's actions, meetings, goals, and recommendations. Topics include labor laws specifically related to women; women's civil and political rights; and the structure and administration of the Commission.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-004
This folder contains correspondence regarding the work of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, sent between the Chair of the Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt; Director of the United States Department of Labor's Women's Division, Esther Peterson; members of the Commission; and representatives of women's organizations and other members of the public.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-003
This folder contains correspondence regarding the work of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, sent between the Chair of the Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt; Director of the United States Department of Labor's Women's Division, Esther Peterson; members of the Commission; and representatives of women's organizations and other members of the public. The folder includes carbon copies of letters from Eleanor Roosevelt to members of committees within the Commission.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-002
This folder contains correspondence regarding the work of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, sent between the Chair of the Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt; Director of the United States Department of Labor's Women's Division, Esther Peterson; members of the Commission; and representatives of women's organizations and other members of the public.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-001-001
This folder contains a memorandum with background information about the purpose and goals of the President's Commission on the Status of Women; a list of the Commission's policy proposals and recommendations; and newsletters with updates about the Commission's work.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-005-007
This folder contains a transcript of a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women. Topics of discussion include: the organization and content of the Commission's final report; social services including education, maternity care, and child care; women's employment and labor laws, including discrimination and equal pay; and tax policies and economic issues.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-004-003
This folder contains a transcript of the Conference on Employment Opportunities for Women, held before the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau, in Washington, D.C.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-004-001
This folder contains U.S. Civil Service Commission reports collected by the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including "Occupations of Federal White Collar Workers" and "Occupations and Salaries of Women in the Federal Service."
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-003-012
This folder contains the President's Commission on the Status of Women's "Report on Four Consultations," summarizing input from panels of expert consultants on four topics related to women's rights: private employment; volunteer work; portrayal of women by the media; and issues specific to Black women (referred to as "Negro women"). Participants of note include writers Betty Friedan and Lorraine Hansberry; civil rights leaders Rosa Gragg and Dorothy Height; and members of the Commission and the John F. Kennedy administration.