Alliance for the Women's Commission and ERA Records

Alliance for the Women's Commission and ERA Records, 1976-1979

Overview of the Collection

Title: Alliance for the Women's Commission and ERA Records
Dates: 1976-1979 (inclusive)
19761979
Quantity: 0.25 linear feet, (1 box.)
Collection Number: Cage.900
Summary: Records of the Alliance for the Women's Commission and ERA, a Pullman, Washington based grass-roots advocacy organization. The records are mostly materials related to Referendum 40 (1977), about establishing a Washington State Women's Commission.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of records of the Alliance for the Women's Commission and ERA, a Pullman, Washington based grass-roots advocacy organization. The records are mostly materials related to Referendum 40 (1977), about establishing a Washington State Women's Commission. The contents include press releases, meeting agendas, printed ephemera, and items related to the Washington State Women's Council (under the Office of the Governor).

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Alliance for the Women's Commission and ERA was a Pullman, Washington based grass-roots advocacy organization. Its main purpose was to promote passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the United States Constitution, and passage of Referendum 40 (1977), a state ballot measure about establishing a Washington State Women's Commission. The referendum failed.

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Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[item description]; Alliance for the Women's Commission and ERA Records; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries.

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Processing Note

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2018.

Acquisition Information

Ruby Young donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2006 (MS.2006.14).

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Subject Terms

Equality before the law
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Washington (State)
Women--Political activity--Washington (State)

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