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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-003-006
This folder contains materials related to a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including meeting agendas and segments of the Commission's final report. Topics include: education, social services, child care, and community planning.
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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-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-006-003
This folder contains biographical data on members of the Education Committee of the President's Commission on the Status of Women.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-004
This folder contains a report for the Education Committee of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, titled "The Education of Women for their Role in the Home." The report addresses the labor performed by women working in the home and discusses the merit of secondary schools formally educating girls and young women in areas relevant to this work, including cooking and nutrition, consumer issues, childcare, and home economics.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-006
This folder contains two papers written for the Education Committee of the President's Commission on the Status of Women regarding the potential role of career guidance counseling for girls and women: "The Place of Counseling in the Education of Women," and "The Recruitment and Training of Educational/Vocational Counselors of Girls and Women."
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-009
This folder contains a draft of the final report of the President's Commission on the Status of Women's Committee on Education.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-007-003
This folder contains a transcript of a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women's Education Committee. Topics of discussion include the organization of the Commission's final report; family planning; higher education, including community college; and women's educational needs and employment opportunities.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-005
This folder contains several reports written for the Education Committee of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including: "Some Brief Life Histories Illustrating the Problems and Possibilities in the Professional Life of Women," discussing the experiences of women in working professionally outside of the home; "The Community College" by Ruth Timberlake Prokop, addressing the history and characteristics of community colleges; and "A Statement on Family Planning," regarding birth control education.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-007
This folder contains reports written for the President's Commission on the Status of Women regarding the potential role of career guidance counseling for girls and women, and professional opportunities for college-educated women in American society. The folder also includes a report on the work and meetings of the Commission's Education Committee.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-008
This folder contains a summary of the final report of the President's Commission on the Status of Women's Committee on Education.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-010
This folder contains summaries of the activities and meetings of the President's Commission on the Status of Women's Committee on Education.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-011
This folder contains a draft of an article titled "The Second Sex and the Third Force" by Elizabeth M. Drews regarding the education and development of girls and young women. The folder also includes a bibliography of publications focused on women and education.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-006-012
This folder contains a transcript of a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women's Education Committee. Topics of discussion include the organization and functions the Education Committee, as well as women's educational needs and employment opportunities.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-007-001
This folder contains a transcript of a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women's Education Committee. Topics of discussion include women's education at the college undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as employment opportunities for women who hold college degrees.
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-007-002
This folder contains a transcript of a meeting of the President's Commission on the Status of Women's Education Committee. Topics of discussion include women's educational needs and employment opportunities.