Women--Political activity--Minnesota
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Ann Bartlett Making Waves papers
Collection
Identifier: 1415
Abstract
Consists of Bartlett’s written histories of feminist organizations in Duluth and Superior that were not included in her book Making Waves (2016) and recorded interviews with women who played key roles in organizations that are included in the book.
Dates:
2016
Joyce M. Benson papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: S6171
Abstract
The collection contains delegate and information materials from the 1985 United Nations Women’s Conference in Nairobi, Kenya; a list of 1985-1986 talks and presentations given by Benson about the conference experience to named Duluth organizations; congratulations and thank you letters for speaking; and letters from Kenyan women. The collection also includes documents and newspaper clippings related to Benson's work as a women's rights activist.
Dates:
1978-1991; Majority of material found in 1978-1986, 1991
Women in Politics oral history interviews
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2291
Abstract
In 1978 and 1979 historian Barbara Sommer interviewed fifteen women form the Duluth, Minnesota area who were involved in politics as elected officials or activists. In the interviews the women discussed their reasons for entering politics, their involvements past and present, and their own and their families' reactions to their involvement in politics. The collection consists of audio recordings of the interviews, typed indexes to the topics covered in the recordings, copies of the question...
Dates:
1978-1979
