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"A Woman's Place" records

 Collection
Identifier: W013
Abstract

Polly Simpson and others began "A Woman’s Place," a clearinghouse for women's resources as well as an organization for women, in June 1980. The collection consists of business plans and membership materials pertaining to the organization and activities of "A Woman's Place," 1980-1983.

Dates: 1980-1983

Anne Deeley papers

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Identifier: W026
Abstract: Anne Deeley has been a champion of women's rights both as an activist and a businesswoman. The Anne Deeley papers, 1975-1983, include material from two scrapbooks (dismantled for preservation purposes) of photographs, contact sheets, printed material (flyers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, invitations, programs and registration forms), and letters pertaining to Deeley-Fenton and Associates, Inc., the Atlanta chapter of the Feminist Action Alliance, women and work, and career...
Dates: 1975-1983

Anne Olson papers

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Identifier: W022
Abstract: Anne Olson has had a long-standing interest in feminist and human rights issues: She has been an active participant in a number of community organizations, including the Dekalb League of Women Voters (1966-1968) and The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (1969-1972). The collection contains materials (pamphlets, flyers, clippings, memos and correspondence) related to Olson's interest in women's rights and support of ERA ratification, 1970-1982, her involvement in the Georgia Women's...
Dates: 1894-1938, circa 1965-1995

Beth Judy collection of Girl Vigilantes records

 Collection
Identifier: W087
Abstract:

The Girl Vigilantes were an anonymous group of political activists in Atlanta, Georgia, who used images and action to draw attention to reproductive rights and other social issues.

Dates: 1989-1992, undated

Beverly Jordan papers

 Collection
Identifier: W004
Abstract

Beverly Turner Jordan was born in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1937. The Jordan Collection is arranged by subject/format catagories: Manuscript materials include records relating to the Cobb County and Georgia Women's Political Caucus and ERA Georgia, Inc., as well as Jordan's Rolodex cards (originals and photocopies).

Dates: 1980-1986

Carole Ashkinaze papers

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Identifier: W043
Abstract:

In Atlanta, Carole Ashkinaze wrote about a number of controversial issues including the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, women's rights, feminism, poverty, health-care, politics, education and race. The Carole Ashkinaze papers are organized into three series consisting of manuscript materials (correspondence), printed materials (her columns, research articles and articles written about Carole Ashkinaze), and finally photographs and artifacts.

Dates: 1970-1995

Cathey W. Steinberg papers

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Identifier: W042
Abstract:

Cathey W. Steinberg was recognized as a leader for consumer, family, and women's rights during her service in the Georgia House of Representatives (1977-1989) and Georgia Senate (1991-1993). Her papers consist of correspondence, newsclippings, legislation, printed materials, reports, speeches, and campaign materials, 1976-1994, that document her public service and political campaigns.

Dates: 1976-1994

Chris Carroll papers

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Identifier: W112
Abstract:

Chris Carroll is a real estate broker and women's policy activist in Atlanta, Georgia, who served as a board member for the Women's Policy Group, 1992-2011. Her papers consist of correspondence, handwritten notes, meeting agendas and minutes, reports and other printed material, and financial records, primarily documenting the Women's Policy Group.

Dates: 1993-2010

Cynthia W. Hlass papers

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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

Daphne C. Faulkner papers

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Identifier: W012
Abstract:

Daphne C. Faulkner, religious and political activist, was born in 1930 in Columbus, Georgia. This collection documents Faulkner's participation and activities in ERA-related organizations through letters, manuscripts, meeting minutes, a filmstrip, printed items and lists.

Dates: 1974-1981, 1986, 1995

Diane L. Fowlkes papers

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Identifier: W018
Abstract:

Fowlkes began her 25-year career as a professor at Georgia State in 1973, rising through the ranks from Assistant to Associate Professor in 1980, and to full Professor in 1992. The papers and manuscripts of the collection shed light on many facets of Dr. Fowlkes' career at Georgia State, including her promotions to Associate Professor in 1980 and Full Professor in 1992, her teaching activities, and her committee work (Series II).

Dates: circa 1959-1998; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1994

Donna Novak Coles papers

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Identifier: W010
Abstract: Donna Novak Coles was active with the Feminist Action Alliance, Housewives for the ERA, Georgia Women's Political Caucus, the League of Women Voters, and she was one of the few individual members of ERA Georgia. Inc., the umbrella organization for all groups supporting passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. The Donna Novak Coles papers, organized in two series, consists of manuscript materials (notes, correspondence, news clippings, printed materials and publications) related to Coles's...
Dates: 1968-1984

Dorothy Gibson-Ferrey papers

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Identifier: W007
Abstract:

Dorothy Gibson-Ferrey was elected in 1972 as the first Chairperson of the reformed Georgia Commission on the Status of Women, having served on the board of the Fulton County Department of Children and Youth and the Georgia Committee on Crime and Delinquency. The bulk of the collection relates to her service on the Georgia Commission on the Status of Women, 1971-1992, and her work on the Equal Rights Amendment and with ERA Georgia.

Dates: circa 1968-1995; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1983

Dorothy J. Tracy papers

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Identifier: W014
Abstract:

Dorothy J. Tracy, activist, author, financial planner, and lobbyist, was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1920. The bulk of the Dorothy J. Tracy Papers, circa 1967-1995, focuses on Tracy's efforts to ratify the ERA in Georgia through such organizations as the League of Women Voters of Georgia and Atlanta/Fulton, Georgians for ERA, and ERA Georgia, Inc. [the former Georgia Council for ERA].

Dates: circa 1967-1995

Dorris (Dotsie) Dutel Holmes papers

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Identifier: W143
Abstract: Dotsie Holmes (1924-2010) was a women's rights activist from 1951, when she first moved to Atlanta and became aware of community property laws and the discrimination women faced in home ownership and pay. She served in organizations such as the Atlanta Chapter of the American Association of University Women and the Atlanta Chapter for the League of Women Voters, and lobbied for the Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia, 1973-1981. Her papers, 1945-2010, the bulk of which span from 1968-1987,...
Dates: 1945-2010; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1987

Eleanor Crisler Babcock papers

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Identifier: W025
Abstract:

Eleanor Hope Crisler Babcock, born November 8, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia, has worked as a homemaker, substitute teacher, mortgage loan counselor, and insurance claims clerical supervisor. The Eleanor Crisler Babcock Collection contains printed materials and artifacts related to ERA ratification efforts from the Georgia chapter of NOW, ERA Georgia, Inc., and HERA.

Dates: 1979-1982

EstroFest Productions, Inc. records

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Identifier: W081
Abstract:

Established in 1999, EstroFest Productions, Inc. produced and sponsored programs that promoted and affirmed the creative talents and technical skills of women in the visual, performing and fine arts. EstroFest was active until the end of 2003. The records contain administrative records, documentation of EstroFest performances, and reference files.

Dates: 1997-2004

Gayle Austin papers

 Collection
Identifier: W093
Abstract: Gayle Austin was coordinator and literacy manager for the Women's Project in New York City before becoming a professor of Communication at Georgia State University. Her scholarly interests included gender and performance, dramaturgy, and interdisciplinary forms of performance. She also authored feminist theory plays. Gayle Austin's papers comprise research and course materials as well as records related to theatrical productions and performances. The materials reflect Austin's career both...
Dates: 1879-2010

Georgia State University, Office of the Advancement of Women records

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Identifier: W073
Abstract The mission of the Office of the Advancement of Women (A of W) at Georgia State University (GSU) is to enhance collective efforts to improve the status of women at GSU. Based in the Provost's Office, the A of W collaborates with GSU colleges, administrative departments, and local and national women's programs to identify needs, offer support, and develop opportunities for professional development of women faculty and administrators at the university. Its records are comprised of...
Dates: 1974-2005; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2005

Georgia Women's Movement Project collection

 Collection
Identifier: W016
Abstract:

In June 1995, the Special Collections Department of the Georgia State University Library initiated a project to build archival collections in women's history. The collection includes materials (manuscript materials, invitations and programs, flyers, audio recordings, photographs, and artifacts) documenting the history and activities of the Georgia Women's Movement Project.

Dates: 1995-[ongoing]

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ERA Georgia, Inc. 15
Georgia Women's Political Caucus 7
National Organization for Women 7
Georgia State University 6
Georgia State University. Women's Studies Institute 6
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National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 4
American Association of University Women 3
National Organization for Women. Atlanta Chapter 3
Austin, Gayle 2
Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.) 2
Democratic Party (Ga.) 2
Feminist Action Alliance (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Fowlkes, Diane L., 1939-2020 2
Georgia NOW 2
Georgia State University Library. Special Collections Department 2
Georgia. Governor's Commission on the Status of Women 2
Housewives for E.R.A. 2
League of Women Voters of Atlanta/Fulton County 2
League of Women Voters of DeKalb County, Ga. 2
League of Women Voters of Georgia 2
National Women's Studies Association 2
Taylor, Mamie K., 1900-1982 2
Women's Policy Group 2
A Woman's Place (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Ackerman, Virginia MacMahon, 1939- 1
Altrusa International 1
American Association of University Professors 1
American Council on Education. Office of Women in Higher Education 1
American Philosophical Association 1
American Political Science Association 1
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 1
Ashkinaze, Carole (1945-2016) 1
Atlanta Women's Network 1
Atlanta journal-constitution 1
Babcock, Eleanor Crisler, 1931- 1
Bell, Linda A. 1
Beynon, Valerie 1
Cahill, Jeanne Taylor, 1932- 1
Carroll, Chris (Christine Ann) 1
Carson, Karen, 1973- 1
Chenault, Wesley 1
Chicago sun-times 1
Clance, Pauline Rose 1
Coles, Donna Novak 1
Cormack, Judith Lightfoot, 1937-2006 1
Davis, Stephanie 1
Deeley, Anne 1
Deeley-Fenton & Associates 1
Duncanson, Mary Jo, 1947- 1
Durand, Joyce Jenkins, 1939- 1
Edwards, Juanelle Barbee 1
Episcopal Church 1
EstroFest Productions, Inc. 1
Farokhi, Elizabeth, 1948-2018 1
Faulkner, Daphne C., 1930- 1
Fennell, Valerie 1
Finn, Mary A. 1
Flaherty, Lisa, 1965- 1
Frasher, Ramona Schneiderer 1
Gaunt, MaryAnne (MaryAnne Farnsworth) 1
Georgia State University Library 1
Georgia State University. Library 1
Georgia State University. Office of the Advancement of Women 1
Georgia Women for a Change 1
Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on Schools 1
Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives 1
Georgia. General Assembly. Senate 1
Georgia. Select Committee on Constitutional Revision 1
Gerrard, Morna 1
Gibson-Ferrey, Dorothy 1
Giles, Dethra U. 1
Ginn, Bo 1
Girl Vigilantes 1
Graves, Mary Vick 1
Griffin, Schaune (Interviewer) 1
Hague, Erica Lynn 1
Halevy, Emily 1
Hlass, Cynthia W. (Cynthia Welch), 1944-2003 1
Holmen, Phyllis J. 1
Holmes, Dorris, 1924-2010 1
International Typographical Union 1
Jones, Maria Getzinger, 1919-2005 1
Jordan, Beverly Turner, 1937- 1
Judy, Beth 1
Kurtz, Linda Hallenborg, 1948- 1
Lefkowitz, Leah 1
McGee, Alex, 1989- 1
Millen, Susan A. (Susan Ann), 1951- 1
Millman, Ruth Anna 1
Moriarty, Laura J., 1945- 1
Newsday 1
Nowak, Nancy, 1938- 1
Oeder, Carol 1
Olson, Anne, 1934- 1
Patton, Carl V. 1
Paulk, Janet, 1932- 1
People of Faith for the ERA 1
Schlafly, Phyllis 1
Schofield, Scott Turner 1
Simpson, Polly Brooks, 1939- 1
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