Seattle Women's Commission Subject Files, 1971-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Women's Commission
Title
Seattle Women's Commission Subject Files
Dates
1971-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.8 cubic feet, (12 boxes)
Collection Number
8410-03
Summary
Records kept by the Seattle Women's Commission on topics related to their work.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Seattle Women's Commission was established in 1970 to provide advice to the Mayor, City Council, and other departments regarding women's issues. The Commission's mission is to establish goals, priorities, and immediate action objectives in alleviating discrimination against women. The Commission originally gave direction to the Seattle Women's Division of the Office of Human Resources in the Executive Department. A reorganization in 1973 created the Office of Women's Rights which provided staff and support for the Commission until OWR was abolished. The Office of Civil Rights now provides staff and support to the Commission.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Reports, resumes, appointments, by-laws, mailing lists, training materials, and newspaper clippings related to the Se attle Women's Commission. Topics include: Women with Disabilities, Women's Shelters, Women in the Sex Industry, Violence Against Women, Discrimination and Child Care. Also included are materials related to the nomination, appointment and administration of the Commission and its Sub-Committees.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Women's Commission Subject Files, Record Series 8410-03. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

8410-03:  Seattle Women's Commission Subject Files , 1971-2000Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Activities
 1981-1983
1/2
Activity Reports
 1989
1/3
Activity Reports
 1990
1/4
Activity Reports
 1991
1/5
Activity Reports
 1992-1993
1/6
Administrative / Docs re OWR/SWC
 1976-1977
1/7
Advisory Board
 1989-1991
1/8
Affirmative Action Hearing
 1980
1/9
Ageism & Disablism Project
 1990
1/10
Annual Conference
 1976
1/11
Annual Retreat
 1989
1/12
Annual Retreat
 1992
1/13
Applicant Pool
 1982
1/14
Battered Women Project
 1979
1/15
Board / Commission Report
 1981-1984
1/16
Board / Commission Report
 1989
1/17
Board / Commission Report
 1993
1/18
Board / Commission Report
 1994
1/19
Boards and Commissions Status Reports
 1976-1977
1/20
Budget Committee: Meeting Minutes
 1979-1980
1/21
Budget Committee: Response to 1981 Proposed Budget
 1980
1/22
Budget Committee: Women's Program Survey
 1980
1/23
By-Laws
 1971-1972
1/24
By-Laws
 1979-1981
1/25
Calendar of Events, Nov/Dec 1980
 1980
1/26
Child Abuse
 1975-1976
2/1
Child Care
 1976
2/2
Child Care
 1977
2/3
Child Care - Director's File
 1976-1977
2/4
Child Care - South East Branch SubCommittee
 1971-1972
2/5
Child Care Committee
 1976
2/6
Child Care Dinner
 1976
2/7
Child Care Forum
 1976
2/8
Child Care Legislation
 1971-1972
2/9
Child Care Project 24-Hour Center
 1971-1972
2/10
Child Care Proposal Report
 1977
2/11
Childcare Issues
 1986-1989
2/12
Citizen's Task Force to Monitor SWC (One)
 1990-1992
2/13
Citizen's Task Force to Monitor SWC (Two)
 1990-1992
3/1
City Board and Commission Appointments, Vacancies
 1978-1979
3/2
Commission Membership Increase
 1993
3/3
Commissioner Materials
 1993
3/4
Commissioners Notebook
 1988
3/5
Commissioner Notebook
 1989
3/6
Commissioner Orientation Packet
 1994
3/7
Commissioners
 1971-1977
3/8
Commissioners
 1977-1980
3/9
Commissioners
 1978-1979
3/10
Commissioners
 1980-1984
3/11
Commissioners
 1982-1984
3/12
Commissioners: Appointments and Resignations
 1974-1977
3/13
Committee Assignments
 1979-1980
3/14
Committee Assignments
 1988-1990
4/1
Community Forum
 1989
4/2
Community Meetings
 1978-1980
4/3
Comparable Worth Committee (1)
 1983-1987
4/4
Comparable Worth Committee (2)
 1983-1987
4/5
Credit Discrimination Against Women
 1972-1973
4/6
Crimes of Violence Against Women Ordinance
 1973-1974
4/7
Criminal Justice Workshop
 1973
4/8
Director Search
 1980
4/9
Director's (OWR) Reports to SWC
 1979-1981
4/10
Director's (OWR) Reports to SWC
 1982
4/11
Director's (OWR) Reports to SWC
 1983-1984
4/12
Director's (OWR) Reports to SWC
 1985
4/13
Director's (OWR) Reports to SWC
 1986
5/1
Discrimination: Hearing Panel Rules Evaluation
 1976
5/2
Discrimination Hearing Rules and Procedures
 1977
5/3
Discrimination: Hearing Procedures Development [Folder 1 of 2]
 1974-1976
5/4
Discrimination: Hearing Procedures Development [Folder 2 of 2]
 1976-1977
5/5
Discrimination: Sexual Orientation
 1976
5/6
Displaced Homemakers
 1976-1977
5/7
Economic Status of Women Committee
 1992-1994
5/8
Economic Status of Women Committee, research
 1992-1994
5/9
Employment of Women, Equal Opportunity
 1971-1972
5/10
Employment Protective Legislation
 1976-1977
5/11
Enabling Ordinance, Supporting Testimony
 1973
5/12
Endorsements, Testimony, Statements
 1975-1977
5/13
Executive Committee
 1993
5/14
Executive Committee
 1993-1994
6/1
Fair Employment Practices Survey
 1989
6/2
Fair Employment Project - Executive Summary
 1989
6/3
Fire Fighters (women)
 1975-1977
6/4
Goals
 1984-1993
6/5
History - Fact Sheets
 -
6/6
Housing - Telephone-in
 1979
6/7
Housing Ordinance
 1975
6/8
International Women's Year Conference
 1975-1976
6/9
International Women's Year Conference
 1977
6/10
Long Range Plan Projects
 1990
6/11
National Association of Commissions for Women
 1993
6/12
National Women's Agenda Day
 1975
6/13
Newspaper Clippings regarding SWC/OWR
 1971-1973
6/14
No Reasonable Cause Appeals Procedure
 1977
6/15
Nominating Committee
 1980
6/16
Nominating Committee
 1982-1984
6/17
Nominating Committee
 1983
6/18
Nominating Committee
 1984
6/19
Nominating Committee
 1986
6/20
Nominating Committee
 1987
6/21
Nominating Committee
 1988
6/22
Nominating Committee
 1994
7/1
Nominating Committee Documents
 1985
7/2
Nominating Committee, Candidate Selection
 1979-1980
7/3
Nominating Committee, Oral Appraisal of Candidates
 1979-1980
7/4
Nominating Committee, Procedures
 1975-1977
7/5
Nominating Committee, Recommendations, Appointments
 1980-1984
7/6
Nominating Committee, Resumes
 1979-1980
7/7
Nominating Committee: Agendas, Minutes, Issues
 1979
7/8
Nominations
 1989
7/9
Nominations
 1990
7/10
Nominations
 1991
7/11
Nominations
 1992
7/12
Nominations
 1993
7/13
Ordinance Establishing SWC
 1972
7/14
Personnel Ordinance
 1978
8/1
Police Chief Search
 1993
8/2
Police Sensitivity Training
 1986-1990
8/3
Police Women, Lamphere Report
 1993
8/4
Police/Community Relations Task Force (Folder 1 of 2)
 1993-1994
8/5
Police/Community Relations Task Force (Folder 2 of 2)
 1993-1994
8/6
Press Releases
 1979-1981
8/7
Press Releases
 1982-1983
8/8
Press Releases
 1988-1989
8/9
Press Releases
 1991-1993
8/10
Priorites Workshop - Pre-questionnaire
 1981
8/11
Priorities and Goals (OWR)
 1972-1973
8/12
Public Assistance
 1975-1977
8/13
Public Information Committee
 1992-1994
8/14
Public Relations / Media Committee
 1985-1991
8/15
Public Safety and Women Forum
 1994
9/1
Rape Bill Amendments - Proposed, Hearing
 1973-1974
9/2
Rape Issues, Statistics, Etc.
 1973-1977
9/3
Rape Reduction Project Proposal
 1973
9/4
Rape Study Report
 1974
9/5
Rape Tape Papers - Special Issues Committee Meeting
 1975
9/6
Reorganization - CB 10279
 1980
9/7
Reports - Women's Division of Human Resources
 1971-1972
9/8
Reports, Annual, Progress, Committee
 1971-1972
9/9
Resource Lists
 1971-1980
9/10
Retreat
 1978
9/11
Retreat
 1994
9/12
Retreat Materials
 1992
9/13
Retreat, Planning
 1988
9/14
Roster
 1971-1994
9/15
Sex Discrimination Charge Against King County
 1972-1976
9/16
Sex Industry
 1994
10/1
Shelter for Abused Women, Requests for Information
 1974-1977
10/2
Shelter for Abused Women, Research
 1972-1977
10/3
Shelter for Battered Women, Coalition on Women and Religion
 1976-1979
10/4
Shelter Project, Community Contacts
 1975
10/5
Shelter Project, Community Meeting Materials
 1975
10/6
Shelter Project, Community Meeting, Audiotape
 1975
10/7
Shelter Project, Correspondence
 1975-1976
10/8
Shelter Project, Council on Planning Affiliates (COPA)
 1975-1977
10/9
Shelter Project, DSHS Title XX Proposal
 1975
10/10
Shelter Project, Fellowship of Christian Urban Services
 1975
10/11
Shelter Project, Goals and Objectives
 1974-1975
10/12
Shelter Project, Memoranda
 1975-1976
10/13
Shelter Project, Needs Assessment
 1975
10/14
Shelter Project, News Releases
 1975
10/15
Shelter Project, Possible Facilities
 1975
11/1
Shelter Project, Program Reports
 1975
11/2
Shelter Project, Proposal
 1975
11/3
Shelter Project, Proposal (Working Draft)
 1975
11/4
Shelter Project, Questionnaires and surveys
 1975
11/5
Shelter Project, Salvation Army
 1974-1975
11/6
Shelter Project, Special Issues Committee
 1975
11/7
Shelter Project, Sponsor Selection
 1975
11/8
Shelter Project, Supporting Groups
 1975
11/9
Shelter Project, Supporting Individuals
 1975
11/10
Shelter Project, Termination
 1975
11/11
Shelter Project, Training / Speaking
 1975
11/12
Shelter Project, Vancouver Transition House
 1975
11/13
Social & Legal Status of Women Committee [Folder 1 of 2]
 1993
11/14
Social & Legal Status of Women Committee [Folder 2 of 2]
 1993
11/15
Sub - Committee Activities
 1985
11/16
Sub - Committee Activities
 1986
12/1
Survey of Women's Commissions
 1993
12/2
Susan B. Anthony Day, includes Mayor's Proclamation
 1975
12/3
Task Force Affiliation Guidelines
 1971-1984
12/4
Task Force Materials - Misc
 1971
12/5
Testimony
 1979-1980
12/6
Training Sessions
 1980-1981
12/7
Vocational Education
 1977-1978
12/8
Vocational Education and Employment of Women
 1977-1979
12/9
Vocational Education, Speakout
 1977
12/10
Women in Politics - See How She Runs
 1975
12/11
Women with Disabilities - Seattle Disabled Businesswomen's Network - brochure
 1989-1991
12/12
Women with Disabilities (Task Force)
 1988-1990
12/13
Women with Disabilities Forum
 1991
12/14
Women with Disabilities in the Workplace Forum [includes photos]
 1991
12/15
Women with Disabilities Report
 1990
12/16
Women with Disabilities Resource Office - Grant Proposal
 1990
12/17
Women with Disabilities, SWC Emergency Funding
 1992
12/18
Women's Week Proclamations
 1974-1977
12/19
Work Plans
 1990-2000
12/20
Working Women Count Survey
 1994
12/21
Working Women - Research
 1971-1975

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Child care--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Family violence--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • People with disabilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Women's rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Women--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights
  • Seattle Women's Commission
  • Seattle (Wash.). Comparable Worth Committee

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2013

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