Hlass, Cynthia W. (Cynthia Welch), 1944-2003
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cynthia Hlass oral history interview, April 30, 1997
Item — Othertype Oral History
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Joyce Durand. Hlass describes her childhood in great detail, including her parents’ expectations for her. She talks about attending Northwestern University for two years, and then training to be an airline attendant with Trans World (TWA). Hlass eventually received a degree in sociology and psychology from Mercer University in Atlanta in 1977. She discusses her personal life, her children, her parents, and interestingly weaves that in with a discussion about her parents’...
Dates:
April 30, 1997
Cynthia W. Hlass papers
Collection
Identifier: W019
Abstract
Cynthia Welch Hlass, real estate broker and former Atlanta NOW president was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1944. The Cynthia W. Hlass Papers, 1970-1976, are arranged under the following topics: Atlanta NOW, Georgia NOW, National NOW, NOW State Legislative Coordinator, Equal Rights Amendment, and Miscellaneous and consist of manuscript and printed materials documenting Hlass's participation in NOW, as well as efforts to ratify the ERA in Georgia.
Dates:
1970-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Atlanta (Ga.) 1
- Equal rights amendments 1
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- Macon (Ga.) 1
- Women political activists 1