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W/ARW. Archives for Research on Women

 Record Group Term
Identifier: W/ARW

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Liane Levetan papers

 Collection
Identifier: W115
Abstract:

Liane Levetan was the first women elected to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, where she represented District 2 for 10 years, and in 1993, she was the first female CEO of DeKalb County and served in that position for two terms from 1993-2000. From 2002-2004, Levetan served as a member of the Georgia General Assembly. The materials in this collection reflect Levetan's career prior to, during, and after her time in DeKalb and Georgia politics.

Dates: 1963-2011

Lynn Hesse papers

 Collection
Identifier: W104
Abstract:

Lynn Hesse is a former policewoman of DeKalb County, Georgia, as well as a playwright, dancer and short story author. The collection primarily documents the sex discrimination case of plaintiff Marsha Cofield, police officer, in 1985 against DeKalb County Government, but also includes some of Hesse's artistic works and her biography and resume.

Dates: 1985, 2011, undated

Margo Smith Georgia Network Against Domestic Violence papers

 Collection
Identifier: W139
Abstract: Margo Smith, born in Pennsylvania and educated in Massachusetts, has spent her professional career battling to end domestic violence. She served as director of the Georgia Network Against Domestic Violence in the late 1980s. The Margo Smith Georgia Network Against Domestic Violence papers, 1986-1990, consist of grant proposals, publications, newspaper articles, speeches, presentations, and administrative materials related Margo Smith's time as director of the Georgia Network Against Domestic...
Dates: 1986-1992

Stephanie Stuckey Benfield Equity in Sports Act collection

 Collection
Identifier: W082
Abstract: Stephanie Stuckey Benfield served as the representative for the 85th District of the State of Georgia from 1999-2013. The collection documents her involvement in drafting and cosponsoring the Equity in Sports Act of 2000 in Georgia. The collection contains background material consulted when drafting the legislation such as other states' laws and reporting mechanisms, information and court cases about Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, federal regulations regarding Title IX, and...
Dates: 1975-2007; Majority of material found within 1999 - 2000

Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence records

 Collection
Identifier: W098
Abstract:

Formed in 1985, the Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence works through multiple avenues to combat domestic violence in DeKalb County. The records (1995-2010) are comprised of newsletters, annual reports, news clippings, event invitations, programs and photographs, and an apron.

Dates: 1995-2010