Subject: Women's rights--United States--History--20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 12.3 linear foot (12 boxes), 1 oversize box (32 inches), and 2 oversize removal
Abstract:: The League of Women Voters of Greater Newark (LWVGN) was established in Newark, Delaware, in 1952 as the local branch of the national, non-partisan women's organization which promotes citizen education and encourages participation in government. This archive, spanning the dates 1949-1998, highlights local and national issues, as well as providing information about the organization itself.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 11.5 linear foot (11 boxes) and 3 oversize box
Abstract:: The Delaware Women's Conference records, which document the only all-volunteer women's conference in the United States, provide a record of an organization which sought to empower women of all ages, economic backgrounds, and lifestyles, to engage and to improve the status of all women.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 15 item
Abstract:: Includes one autograph portrait of Jane Addams, plus 14 photographs, some of which include Addams, depicting her working with children in Chicago, circa 1920s.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 62.4 linear feet (; 157 boxes)
Abstract:: In 1975, a group of Philadelphia area women’s organizations formed the Philadelphia Women’s Coalition to provide health, wellness, education, legal, and cultural resources to women and their children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1977, members of the coalition formed Women’s Way of Philadelphia to be a fundraising umbrella organization for each of the member groups and, eventually, for other organizations dedicated to helping women and children in the surrounding region. The Women’s Way of Philadelphia records house the organizational records of Women’s Way, a women’s advocacy fundraising group serving the Philadelphia region. This collection, which dates from 1966 to 1997, with bulk dates of 1977 to 1997, consists of reports, correspondence, minutes, financial records, and planning materials created as a result of the fundraising and grant-giving activities of Women’s Way. Aside from evidencing the organization’s functions, this collection provides a unique perspective of...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

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