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W/ARW. Archives for Research on Women

 Record Group Term
Identifier: W/ARW

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

Kathleen "Kay" Crouch papers

 Collection
Identifier: W050
Abstract: Kathleen "Kay" Crouch earned an MBA in Counseling Psychology (Washington University, 1959), and a Doctor of Education in Educational Psychology (University of Georgia, 1970). She worked in the Atlanta Public School System, 1959-1967, before her career at Georgia State University. At Georgia State, she served as a member of the Counseling faculty (1969-1973), Vice President of University Operations (1973-1977), Assistant Vice President for Student Services (1977-1978), and Vice President for...
Dates: 1956-1992; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1989

Lee Ague Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: W131
Abstract

The Lee Ague Miller papers, 1960-1972, consist of political polling and campaign materials, newspaper clippings, legal documents, periodicals, and correspondence. These manuscript materials detail Lee Miller's leadership in the Republican Party (mostly in Georgia) during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Dates: 1953-2012

Leola Reis papers

 Collection
Identifier: W175
Abstract

The Leola Reis Papers, 1997-2013, undated, are composed of articles, marketing materials, and correspondence. Much of the material refers to Reis’ marketing position at Planned Parenthood of Georgia. Additional materials refer to Reis’ volunteer work with multiple organizations surrounding reproductive rights and sex education.

Dates: 1997-2013

Leonard Ray Teel Erma collection

 Collection
Identifier: W126
Abstract:

Correspondence related to and galley proof of Erma: A Black Women Remembers, 1912-1980, by Erma Calderon and Ray Teel, edited by Toni Morrison, form the collection.

Dates: circa 1980

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

Linda A. Bell papers

 Collection
Identifier: W063
Abstract:

Linda A. Bell, born in 1940, grew up in the Daytona, Florida area. Bell taught at Georgia State University from 1968 to 2004. The Linda A. Bell papers span Bell's 34-year career at Georgia State University as a professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies and document her teaching, administrative and research work.

Dates: 1962-2004

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

Marie W. Dodd papers

 Collection
Identifier: W163
Abstract

Longtime Ivan Allen Company executive Marie W. Dodd was a member of the Georgia Board of Regents and a promoter of women in the workforce and society. Her papers include speeches, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings related to her professional and volunteer activities, 1974-1997.

Dates: 1974-1997

Mary McMahon Dawson artifact collection

 Collection
Identifier: W090
Abstract:

Former GSU Special Collections staff member Mary McMahon Dawson donated this small artifact collection that includes one (1) bumper sticker.

Dates: 2004

MaryAnne Gaunt papers

 Collection
Identifier: W080
Abstract: MaryAnne Farnsworth was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1944. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1965, and went to work for the US Department of Labor, Southern Regional Education Board, Agnes Scott College, and Goergia State University. The majority of the papers document Gaunt's work as committee chair of the Atlanta Women’s Network (AWN) Program from 1987 to 1988, including invitations to the monthly programs, contact lists of possible program speakers, as well as AWN annual...
Dates: 1972-1990

Marymal Dryden - Judith Allen Ingram collection

 Collection
Identifier: W023
Abstract: Establishing a reputation for planning and coordinating, Dryden has been: Assistant Director and Director for the Atlanta Council of International Programs (1972-1980); member of the University Exchange Program and member of the Board of Directors of Partners of America, Inc. (1986-1987); and from 1980-1990, Unit Head for Public Services in Georgia State University's Division of Continuing Education. Judith Allen Ingram has held various positions at GSU, including Administrative Coordinator...
Dates: 1985-1995

Maxine Turner papers

 Collection
Identifier: W074
Abstract:

Born in 1935, Maxine Turner was a Georgia Institute of Technology professor of literature and communication, a technical writing consultant. The collection consists of a mailing list, two personal accounts, 17 photographs, three buttons, and seven picket signs related to a 1996 protest against the Episcopal Church's refusal to ordain women as ministers.

Dates: 1996, undated

Men Stopping Violence, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: W066
Abstract:

Men Stopping Violence is a social change organization dedicated to ending men's violence against women.

Dates: 1982-2006

Mildred & Stella playbill collection

 Collection
Identifier: W091
Abstract:

This collection consists of one playbill for the Feminist play "Mildred and Stella" by Gayle Austin.

Dates: early 1990s

Nan Grogan Orrock papers

 Collection
Identifier: W118
Abstract:

Nan Orrock has served as a senator and as a representative in Georgia's State Legislature since 1987, and as president of the Women Legislators' Lobby. She has worked to balance budgets; to increase spending on assisting families, education health and child care; and to reduce excessive and wasteful military spending. Her papers include correspondence, printed material, and financial records, that document legislation, political campaigns, and issues, 1969-2010 (bulk 1990-2006).

Dates: 1969-2010; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2006

Nancy N. Boothe papers

 Collection
Identifier: W079
Scope and Content of the Papers

The Nancy N. Boothe papers, 1980-2009 [bulk 1990-1997], are composed of articles, notes, reports and a wide variety of feminist publications. Much of the material documents the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, which Ms. Boothe attended as Executive Director of Atlanta's Feminist Women's Health Center. Artifacts, artwork and textiles relate to the conference and to other women's and health issues.

Dates: 1980-2009; Majority of material found within 1990 - 1997

NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia records

 Collection — Box Restricted
Identifier: W072
Abstract: Incorporated in 1980 as the Georgia Abortion Rights Action League (GARAL), NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia was the Georgia affiliate of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). Its records, 1964, 1980-2006, document the direction and administration of the organization, its involvement in the political process in the state, the projects and programs it undertook to further its mission, and materials it gathered regarding reproductive health and rights, activism in Georgia, and political...
Dates: 1964, 1973-2006

Nell H. Trotter papers

 Collection
Identifier: W036
Abstract: During her tenure at GSU (1933-1947, 1953-1971), Nell Trotter taught classes in social ethics, home economics, history, political science, and business communication. She went on to become Assistant Dean of Students, Dean of Women, and Assistant Professor of Business Education. The materials in the Nell H. Trotter papers reflect some of Trotter's personal and professional life between 1934 and 1971, as well as changing attitudes to and of women in higher education throughout the twentieth...
Dates: 1880-1987; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1971

Other Voices, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: W141
Abstract:

Other Voices, Inc., a feminist theater company founded in 1980 by Janet Metzger, Lorraine Lombardi, Carmella Cardina and Jayne Pleasants, produced work in Atlanta through 1985. The records consist of correspondence, a scrapbook, audiovisual materials, and posters, 1980-1985.

Dates: 1980-1985