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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-002-006
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, women's civil and political rights, arguments for and against the Equal Rights Amendment, and issues specific to Black women (referred to as "Negro women").
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United States President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
USPCSW-004-002
This folder contains a transcript of the meeting of the Consultation on Minority Groups, a panel of advisors to the President's Commission on the Status of Women chaired by Commission member Dorothy Height. Topics include social, political, and economic issues specific to women in what are referred to as "minority groups," particularly Black women and women of color.
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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.