Wisconsin Women's Council Records, 1980-2003, 2008

Summary Information

Title: Wisconsin Women's Council Records
Inclusive Dates: 1980-2003, 2008

Creator:
  • Wisconsin Women's Council
Call Number: Series 2543; 2000/100; Audio 1653A; 2007/106; 2013/015; 2013/086; 2014/008

Quantity: 8.0 cubic feet (8 records center cartons); plus additions of 5.7 cubic feet, 13 tape recordings, 5 videorecordings, 1 DVD, and 71 megabytes

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches, minutes, press releases, and newspaper clippings of the Wisconsin Women's Council, created to address the problems of social and economic inequality for women in Wisconsin. Included is correspondence with the National Association of Commissions for Women, records of the Glass Ceiling Task Force, and records of statewide hearings on women's issues. Topics covered include comparable worth, marital property, family leave, women's history week, farm labor, the feminization of poverty, and educational equality for women. Executive directors of the council have included Sarah Harder, Hannah Rosenthal, and Eileen Mershart.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser02543
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