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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women in the Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C. Members pictured include: Representative Jessica Weis of New York; Cynthia C. Wedel, Co-chairwoman of the National Council of Churches’ Committee on the Cooperation of Men and Women in Church and Society; Eleanor Roosevelt, Chairwoman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; John W. Macy, Jr., Chairman of the Civil Service Commission; Dr. Richard A. Lester, Vice-chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Margaret Hickey, Ladies' Home Journal editor; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Senator George Aiken of Vermont.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Two unidentified; Lawyer Marguerite Rawalt; Representative Jessica Weis of New York; unidentified; Margaret Mealey, Executive Secretary of the National Council of Catholic Women; Cynthia C. Wedel, Co-chairwoman of the National Council of Churches’ Committee on the Cooperation of Men and Women in Church and Society; William F. Schnitzler, Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Eleanor Roosevelt, Chairwoman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; John W. Macy, Jr., Chairman of the Civil Service Commission; Representative Edith Green of Oregon (mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Dr. Richard A. Lester, Vice-chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg (back to camera); Dorothy Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women; three unidentified; Margaret Hickey, Ladies' Home Journal editor.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Unidentified; Margaret Mealey, Executive Secretary of the National Council of Catholic Women; Cynthia C. Wedel, Co-chairwoman of the National Council of Churches’ Committee on the Cooperation of Men and Women in Church and Society; William F. Schnitzler, Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Eleanor Roosevelt, Chairwoman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; John W. Macy, Jr., Chairman of the Civil Service Commission; Representative Edith Green of Oregon (mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Dr. Richard A. Lester, Vice-chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Dorothy Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Unidentified; Margaret Mealey, Executive Secretary of the National Council of Catholic Women; Cynthia C. Wedel, co-chairwoman of the National Council of Churches’ Committee on the Cooperation of Men and Women in Church and Society; William F. Schnitzler, Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Eleanor Roosevelt, chairwoman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; John W. Macy, Jr., chairman of the Civil Service Commission; Representative Edith Green of Oregon; President Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Dorothy Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Chairwoman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Eleanor Roosevelt; Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Representative Edith Green of Oregon; President Kennedy; Vice-chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Dr. Richard A. Lester; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Representative Edith Green and Senator Maurine Neuberger (both of Oregon) after receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Representative Edith Green and Senator Maurine Neuberger (both of Oregon) after receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; contributing editor for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Margaret Hickey; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Horizontal line along bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks upon receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; contributing editor for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Margaret Hickey; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; past president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC) and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Dr. Marguerite Rawalt; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks upon receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; contributing editor for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Margaret Hickey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; past president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC) and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Dr. Marguerite Rawalt; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards and Executive Vice Chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Esther Peterson (left, back to camera), delivers remarks at the presentation of the final report of the Commission, titled “American Women,” to President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; Director of the New School for Social Research, Dr. Henry David; President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon). East Room, White House Washington, D.C.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting, sit at a table during the presentation of the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women,” to President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Director of the New School for Social Research, Dr. Henry David. East Room, White House Washington, D.C.
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Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards and Executive Vice Chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Esther Peterson (right), delivers remarks at the presentation of the final report of the Commission, titled “American Women,” to President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (face obscured); Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon). East Room, White House Washington, D.C.