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Montana Women's Lobby records, 1982-2014
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana Women's Lobby
- Title
- Montana Women's Lobby records
- Dates
- 1982-2014 (inclusive)19822014
- Quantity
- 14.2 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- MC 271
- Summary
- This collection consists of board minutes (1985-2014), legislative subject files (1984-2013), correspondence and general administrative files, general subject files (1980s-1992), and financial records for the Montana Women's Lobby and it's predecessor the Women's Lobbyist Fund. Subject files include topics such as abortion, veteran's preference, Women's Lobby history, comparable worth, insurance, taxation, and gender equity.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection open for research. Some of the material in collection restricted. See inventory below for more information.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
At a "Fighting the New Right" conference, held in Missoula in the Spring of 1982, a small group of women introduced an idea to form a lobbying coalition focusing on women's issues. The group was not to be a political action committee, or aligned strictly with any political party. Instead the coalition would pool its resources to hire a professional lobbyist to work on issues determined by the membership. The response was strong and within a few months the Montana Women's Lobby was formed. It's first board meeting was held in Helena in September 1982. The first officers included Kathy Van Hook, president; Sid Clack, vice president; and Connie Erickson, treasurer. Early organizational support can from Planned Parenthood, Montanans for Progressive Policy (MAPP), and Montana Committee for an Effective Legislature (MontCEL). In many cases the leadership for the Montana Women's Lobby came from the leadership of these groups. Drawing from considerable organizational and political talents, charter MWL members Kathy Van Hook, Paula Petrik and Diane Sands pulled together a large and diverse membership, including abortion rights activists, labor leaders, environmentalists, feminists, gay and lesbian organizations, human rights groups, and advocates for children and handicapped. By the end of the first year the fund had gathered over $20,000 from supporters across the state, and across party lines. By the mid 1980s the WLF was an established political force. Their activities included testifying before legislative committees; sponsoring "town meetings" to educate the public; providing leadership training for women; and giving technical and monetary support to local political groups around the state. To reflect their expanding activities and goals the WLF changed its name to the Montana Women's Lobby. Over the years the areas of major concern for the Montana Women's Lobby have included abortion rights; affirmative action; AIDS awareness and prevention; childcare; child and spousal abuse; comparable worth in the work place; human rights; non-gender based insurance rates; promoting women to public office; reforming Veterans Preference laws; sexual harassment at work and in the classroom; and welfare reform. The main office for the Montana Women's Lobby, is in Helena, Montana.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records for the Montana Women's Lobby contain general correspondence (1982-1993) between MWL staff and members regarding meetings and events; financial records (1982-1990) regarding fundraising efforts and grant proposals; legal records (1986) containing agreements with staff lobbyists; minutes (1982-2014) for the board of directors, various subcommittee and the annual meetings; organizational records (1983-2000) including membership records, phone trees, personnel job descriptions; press releases (1982-1987); printed materials (1982-1993) including "From the Hill" and "WLF News" newsletters; and speeches (1987, undated) The majority of the records consist of legislative files, subject files and clippings files, all of which were created as research resources used to determine issues and positions advocated by MWL. Legislative files (1983-2013) are organized by legislative session, and then legislative bill number. They include copies of the bills, notes, exhibits, voting records and miscellany. Subject files (1982-1995) are arranged alphabetically by topic, and include clippings, reading materials, speeches, and miscellany on the topic gathered over several years. A portion of the subject files were added at a later date and were records kept by Pat Callbeck Harper who worked as a lobbyist and political consultant for public interest and women's rights groups. Clippings files (1982-1991) arranged alphabetically by subject. These topics may not have been addressed by the MWL, but they reflect the groups attempts to keep up on women's groups and issues around the country.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
General Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1-12 | Letters to and from Montana Women's Lobby staff and
members regarding agendas, events and membership (scattered) |
1982-1993 |
Financial Records Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 13 | Budget information (reports and statistical
information) (scattered) |
1983-1991 |
| 1 / 14 | Donations lists (scattered) |
1982-1986 |
| 1 / 15 | Endowment (sample funding option model for Montana
Women's Lobby) |
1984 |
| 1 / 16 | Fundraising (reports and worksheets for various
fundraising efforts) |
1983-1988 |
| 1 / 17-19 | Grants: ATR (A Territorial Resource) re operating
funds and monies for Women's Lobby Outreach Project |
1983-1987 |
| 1 / 20 | Grants: Hands Across America Program (re "Workshop
Series on Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty, Butte, Montana" to be co-sponsored by the
Butte Community Union, Butte Ministerial Association, and Montana Women's Lobby) |
1986 |
| 1 / 21 | Grants: Montana Coalition Fund (re general operating
funds and outreach activities) |
1986, 1989-1990 |
| 1 / 22 | Large donations lists (contains RESTRICTED
information) |
1983-1985 |
| 1 / 23 | Newsletter publication costs |
1984, 1986 |
| 1 / 24 | Miscellaneous expenditures |
1982-1984 |
Legal Records Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 25 | Agreements between Montana Women's Lobby and
lobbyists (re official duties) |
1986 |
Legislative Files Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 1 | Agenda (re issues followed by Montana Women's Lobby) |
1983 |
| 2 / 2 | Bills: H.B. 329 (re misrepresentation of voting
record) |
1983 |
| 2 / 3 | Bills: H.B. 358 (re non-gender based insurance rates) |
1983 |
| 2 / 4 | Bills: H.B. 754 (re parental leave) |
1983 |
| 2 / 5 | Bills: S.B. 104, 271 (scattered notes, includes H.B.
404) |
1983 |
| 2 / 6 | Legislators' rankings (re Montana Women's Lobby
ranking of legislators' performance) |
1983 |
| 2 / 7 | Legislators' voting records (includes special
session) |
1983 |
| 2 / 8-9 | Special Session (Veterans' preference bills) |
1983 |
| 2 / 10 | Bill tracking (re bills being followed by Montana
Women's Lobby) |
1985 |
| 2 / 11 | Bills: H.B. 15 (re unemployment benefits for
non-professional school employees between terms) |
1985 |
| 2 / 12 | Bills: H.B. 44 (re counseling for rape/incest
victims) |
1985 |
| 2 / 13 | Bills: H.B. 100 (re establishment of kindergarten
programs) |
1985 |
| 2 / 14 | Bills: H.B. 103 (re delinquent youth and rape
convictions) |
1985 |
| 2 / 15 | Bills: H.B. 111 (re veterans' preference) |
1985 |
| 2 / 16-17 | Bills: H.B. 153 (re job sharing programs) |
1985 |
| 2 / 18 | Bills: H.B. 165 (re unannounced inspections of
long-term care facilities) |
1985 |
| 2 / 19 | Bills: H.B. 228 (re living wills) |
1985 |
| 2 / 20 | Bills: H.B. 284 (re unemployment insurance trust fund
solvency) |
1985 |
| 2 / 21 | Bills: H.B. 300 (re statute of limitations on
childhood sexual abuse) |
1985 |
| 2 / 22 | Bills: H.B. 301 (re preschool programs) |
1985 |
| 2 / 23 | Bills: H.B. 310 (re temporary restraining orders) |
1985 |
| 3 / 1 | Bills: H.B. 438-456 (re child support) |
1985 |
| 3 / 2-4 | Bills: H.B. 473 (re veterans' preference) |
1985 |
| 3 / 5 | Bills: H.B. 547 (re victims' rights) |
1985 |
| 3 / 6 | Bills: H.B. 571 (re counselors licensing and
regulation) |
1985 |
| 3 / 7 | Bills: H.B. 595 (re social workers as providers of
medical assistance) |
1985 |
| 3 / 8 | Bills: H.B. 717 (re joint custody awarded only when
both parents request it) |
1985 |
| 3 / 9 | Bills: H.B. 793 (re warrantless arrest for
misdemeanor not committed in presence of police officer) |
1985 |
| 3 / 10 | Bills: H.B. 807 (re mandatory medical care for
severely handicapped, ill, or injured children) |
1985 |
| 3 / 11 | Bills: H.B. 814 (re Montana Women's Bureau) |
1985 |
| 3 / 12 | Bills: H.B. 854 (re abortion and child rights) |
1985 |
| 3 / 13 | Bills: H.B. 881 (re parental leave) |
1985 |
| 3 / 14 | Bills: H.B. 903 (re child support) |
1985 |
| 3 / 15 | Bills: H.J.R. 11 (re reduction of funding for nuclear
weapons) |
1985 |
| 3 / 16 | Bills: H.J.R. 19 (re priority referral and placement
for pregnant teenagers) |
1985 |
| 3 / 17 | Bills: H.J.R. 53 (re interim study of the Human
Rights Commission) |
1985 |
| 3 / 18 | Bills: S.B. 19 (re establishing and funding a child
abuse prevention program) |
1985 |
| 3 / 19 | Bills: S.B. 81 (re denial of unemployment insurance
to striking workers) |
1985 |
| 3 / 20 | Bills: S.B. 103 (re inclusion of social workers in
freedom of choice of practitioners for disability insurance claims) |
1985 |
| 3 / 21 | Bills: S.B. 105 (re child support to include
provisions for adequate healthcare) |
1985 |
| 3 / 22 | Bills: S.B. 119 (re fees for child support
enforcement to be covered by the payee of support) |
1985 |
| 3 / 23 | Bills: S.B. 122 (re AFDC (Aid to Families with
Dependent Children) benefits for both parents if unemployed) |
1985 |
| 3 / 24 | Bills: S.B. 152, 253 (re joint custody of children) |
1985 |
| 3 / 25 | Bills: S.B. 294 (re criminalization of marital rape) |
1985 |
| 3 / 26 | Bills: S.B. 383 (re revision of laws relating to
child support) |
1985 |
| 3 / 27-28 | Bills: S.B. 449 (re mandatory arrest for domestic
abuse) |
1985 |
| 4 / 1-3 | Issues files (re funding for domestic violence
programs, veterans' preference, includes issues on which MWL) |
1985 |
| 4 / 4 | Legislators' voting records |
1985 |
| 4 / 5 | Publicity for public events hosted by Montana Women's
Lobby (scattered) |
1985 |
| 4 / 6 | Special Session (re state budget) |
1986 |
| 4 / 7 | Bill tracking |
1987 |
| 4 / 8 | Bills: H.B. 2 (re state budget) |
1987 |
| 4 / 9 | Bills: H.B. 38 (re veterans' preference) |
1987 |
| 4 / 10 | Bills: H.B. 39 (re Vocational Technical Schools and
the Board of Regents) |
1987 |
| 4 / 11 | Bills: H.B. 41 (re auto insurance rate reduction for
drivers aged 55 and older completing a safety program) |
1987 |
| 4 / 12 | Bills: H.B. 52 (re gender or marital status used to
determine auto insurance rates) |
1987 |
| 4 / 13 | Bills: H.B. 57 (re addition of age in
nondiscrimination provisions in state law) |
1987 |
| 4 / 14 | Bills: H.B. 77-79 (re child support obligations and
enforcement) |
1987 |
| 4 / 15 | Bills: H.B. 90, 262, 566, 605; H.J.R. 13 (re child
abuse and neglect) |
1987 |
| 4 / 16 | Bills: H.B. 167, 209 (re non-economic damages in
civil suits) |
1987 |
| 4 / 17 | Bills: H.B. 241 (re wrongful firing) |
1987 |
| 4 / 18 | Bills: H.B. 283, 284, 495 (re child custody rights
including visitations, moving children out of state) |
1987 |
| 4 / 19 | Bills: H.B. 377 (re state sales tax) |
1987 |
| 4 / 20 | Bills: H.B. 387 (re Dept. of Revenue biennial report
contents) |
1987 |
| 4 / 21 | Bills: H.B. 400 (re age discrimination in housing) |
1987 |
| 4 / 22 | Bills: H.B. 409 (re income tax deductions for
dependent care) |
1987 |
| 4 / 23 | Bills: H.B. 420 (re insurance reporting requirements) |
1987 |
| 4 / 24 | Bills: H.B. 460 (re increase of divorce fees to fund
displaced homemakers programs) |
1987 |
| 4 / 25 | Bills: H.B. 466 (re veterans' preference extension to
Montana University System) |
1987 |
| 5 / 1 | Bills: H.B. 519 (re non-gender insurance) |
1987 |
| 5 / 2 | Bills: H.B. 542 (re employment criteria for General
Assistance eligibility) |
1987 |
| 5 / 3 | Bills: H.B. 598 (re resistance not required to show
lack of consent in rape cases) |
1987 |
| 5 / 4 | Bills: H.B. 637 (re legislature discretion in
allowing General Assistance) |
1987 |
| 5 / 5 | Bills: H.B. 679 (re domestic violence arrest fines
allocated to abuse programs and shelters) |
1987 |
| 5 / 6 | Bills: H.B. 680 (re wrongful life, wrongful birth
suits) |
1987 |
| 5 / 7 | Bills: H.B. 695 (re expanded daycare assistance) |
1987 |
| 5 / 8 | Bills: H.B. 696 (re appeals for Human Rights
Commission rulings) |
1987 |
| 5 / 9 | Bills: H.B. 710 (re interim study of Montana High
School Association) |
1987 |
| 5 / 10 | Bills: H.B. 817 (re liability funds for small
businesses) |
1987 |
| 5 / 11 | Bills: H.B. 866 (re marriage license fee increase to
assist domestic violence programs) |
1987 |
| 5 / 12 | Bills: H.B. 888 (re child care assistance to former
AFDC recipients) |
1987 |
| 5 / 13 | Bills: H.B. 900 (re teenage pregnancy) |
1987 |
| 5 / 14 | Bills: H.J.R. 10 (re balanced national budget) |
1987 |
| 5 / 15 | Bills: S.B. 17, 18; SJR 1 (re Native American
children and welfare programs) |
1987 |
| 5 / 16 | Bills: S.B. 23 (re expansion of open meeting law) |
1987 |
| 5 / 17 | Bills: S.B. 52 (re insurance rate limitations) |
1987 |
| 5 / 18 | Bills: S.B. 149 (re P.E.R.S. (Personal Employee
Retirement System)) |
1987 |
| 5 / 19 | Bills: S.B. 169 (re comparable worth in employment
for women) |
1987 |
| 5 / 20 | Bills: S.B. 216 (re Medicaid expansion for
post-natal, pre-natal, and post-partum care) |
1987 |
| 5 / 21 | Bills: S.B. 315 (re workers' compensation) |
1987 |
| 5 / 22 | Bills: S.B. 359 (re minimum wage) |
1987 |
| 5 / 23-24 | Issues files: Taxation (includes M.A.P.P. (Montana
Alliance for Progressive Policy) study on taxes in Montana) |
1987 |
| 5 / 25 | Issues files: miscellaneous notes |
1987 |
| 5 / 26 | Legislators' voting records |
1987 |
| 5 / 27 | Luminaria ceremony on the Capitol grounds (sponsored
by the Montana Women's Lobby) |
1987 |
| 5 / 28 | Agenda (re issues to be followed by the Montana
Women's Lobby) |
1989 |
| 5 / 29 | Bill tracking |
1989 |
| 5 / 30 | Bills: H.B. 28, 48 (re minimum wage) |
1989 |
| 5 / 31 | Bills: H.B. 97 (re temporary restraining orders to be
issued in cases of domestic violence) |
1989 |
| 5 / 32 | Bills: H.B. 100 (re budget and appropriations) |
1989 |
| 5 / 33 | Bills: H.B. 166, 294 (re dependant care tax credits) |
1989 |
| 6 / 1-2 | Bills: H.B. 200 (re Child Care Act) |
1989 |
| 6 / 3 | Bills: H.B. 271 (re instruction in abstinence in
public schools in regards to alcohol, drugs, and sex; prohibiting teaching of birth
control or sex education) |
1989 |
| 6 / 4 | Bills: H.B. 336 (re housing discrimination against
families with children) |
1989 |
| 6 / 5 | Bills: H.B. 458 (re midwifery and licensing) |
1989 |
| 6 / 6 | Bills: H.B. 593 (re counseling for persons convicted
of domestic abuse) |
1989 |
| 6 / 7 | Bills: H.B. 595 (re adding counselors to Medicaid
services) |
1989 |
| 6 / 8 | Bills: H.B. 617 (re Community Reinvestment Act) |
1989 |
| 6 / 9 | Bills: H.B. 682 (re expansion of Housing Authority
and Housing Authority Commissioners) |
1989 |
| 6 / 10 | Bills: H.B. 688 (re allowing registered nurses to
dispense prepackaged prescription contraceptives) |
1989 |
| 6 / 11 | Bills: H.B. 700 (re veterans' preference) |
1989 |
| 6 / 12 | Bills: H.B. 747 (re tax reform) |
1989 |
| 6 / 13 | Bills: H.B. 765 (re micro-business development) |
1989 |
| 6 / 14 | Bills: H.J.R. 28 (re gender balance in public
appointments) |
1989 |
| 6 / 15 | Bills: S.B. 22 (re child support) |
1989 |
| 6 / 16 | Bills: S.B. 38 (re women's prison) |
1989 |
| 6 / 17 | Bills: S.B. 42 (re child support laws revisions) |
1989 |
| 6 / 18 | Bills: S.B. 67, 70 (re medical assistance extension
for AFDC parents who gain employment) |
1989 |
| 6 / 19 | Bills: S.B. 101 (re revision of General Assistance) |
1989 |
| 6 / 20 | Bills: S.B. 120 (re child support procedures in the
MT Dept. of Health and Environmental Sciences) |
1989 |
| 6 / 21 | Bills: S.B. 122, 157 (re child sexual abuse) |
1989 |
| 6 / 22 | Bills: S.B. 124 (re AIDS policy against
discrimination) |
1989 |
| 6 / 23 | Bills: S.B. 129 (re child support withholdings from
paychecks) |
1989 |
| 6 / 24 | Bills: S.B. 145 (re Veterans' Administration benefits
and Social Security payments garnishing for child support) |
1989 |
| 6 / 25 | Bills: S.B. 164 (re abortion parental notification) |
1989 |
| 7 / 1-3 | Bills: S.B. 164 (re abortion parental notification) |
1989 |
| 7 / 4 | Bills: S.B. 177 (re establishing paternity) |
1989 |
| 7 / 5-6 | Bills: S.B. 205 (re non-gender insurance law) |
1989 |
| 7 / 7 | Bills: S.B. 282 (re employer assistance with
childcare tax credit) |
1989 |
| 7 / 8 | Bills: S.B. 314 (re private all-male clubs) |
1989 |
| 7 / 9 | Bills: S.B. 378 (re corporal punishment in public
schools) |
1989 |
| 7 / 10 | Bills: S.B. 403 (re Montana High School Association
regulation) |
1989 |
| 8 / 1 | Bills: S.B. 437 (re AIDS testing) |
1989 |
| 8 / 2 | Issues file: appropriations for various state
programs |
1989 |
| 8 / 3 | Issues file: child support |
1989 |
| 8 / 4 | Legislators' ranking (re primary election) |
1990 |
| 8 / 5 | Legislators' voting records (includes statistics from
1981 to 1989) |
1989 |
| 8 / 6 | Bill tracking |
1991 |
| 8 / 7 | Bills: H.B. 2 (re budget) |
1991 |
| 8 / 8 | Bills: H.B. 24-26 (re adoption) |
1991 |
| 8 / 9 | Bills: H.B. 60 (re excluding meal allowance from
minimum wage to state employees) |
1991 |
| 8 / 10 | Bills: H.B. 113 (re defining "force" in rape cases) |
1991 |
| 8 / 11 | Bills: H.B. 124 (re use of employer assessment
payment to Unemployment Insurance Administration to pay for Public Employment Offices
across the state) |
1991 |
| 8 / 12 | Bills: H.B. 152 (re minimum wage) |
1991 |
| 8 / 13 | Bills: H.B. 260 (re insurance coverage for adopted
children) |
1991 |
| 8 / 14 | Bills: H.B. 269 (re indecent exposure penalties) |
1991 |
| 8 / 15 | Bills: H.B. 270 (re obscene phone calls) |
1991 |
| 8 / 16 | Bills: H.B. 272 (re community- based correction
centers) |
1991 |
| 8 / 17 | Bills: H.B. 281 (re HIV/AIDS testing of mentally-
impaired or physically-disabled persons in emergency settings) |
1991 |
| 8 / 18 | Bills: H.B. 291 (re temporary restraining orders
issued in domestic violence cases) |
1991 |
| 8 / 19 | Bills: H.B. 302 (re criminalizing "peeping Tom"
activities) |
1991 |
| 8 / 20 | Bills: H.B. 366 (re child protection services on
Indian reservations) |
1991 |
| 8 / 21 | Bills: H.B. 378 (re tobacco sales to minors) |
1991 |
| 8 / 22 | Bills: H.B. 388 (re discrimination against pregnant
women) |
1991 |
| 8 / 23 | Bills: H.B. 400 (re displaced homemakers) |
1991 |
| 8 / 24-25 | Bills: H.B. 424 (re gender balance in public office) |
1991 |
| 8 / 26 | Bills: H.B. 451 (re sex crimes definition to exclude
adult consensual homosexuality) |
1991 |
| 8 / 27 | Bills: H.B. 477 (re Microbusiness Development Act) |
1991 |
| 8 / 28 | Bills: H.B. 528 (re women's prison) |
1991 |
| 8 / 29 | Bills: H.B. 614 (re increased cigarette tax) |
1991 |
| 8 / 30 | Bills: H.B. 672 (re non-gender-based insurance rates) |
1991 |
| 8 / 31 | Bills: H.B. 728 (re homelessness and poverty) |
1991 |
| 8 / 32 | Bills: H.B. 752 (re divorce) |
1991 |
| 8 / 33 | Bills: H.B. 758 (re parental leave for adoptive
parents) |
1991 |
| 8 / 34 | Bills: H.B. 761 (re testing persons convicted of sex
crimes for STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)) |
1991 |
| 8 / 35 | Bills: H.B. 788 (re Montana Abortion Control Act
revision) |
1991 |
| 8 / 36 | Bills: H.B. 849 (re child smoking) |
1991 |
| 8 / 37 | Bills: H.B. 917 (re AIDS Prevention Act revision) |
1991 |
| 8 / 38 | Bills: H.B. 937 (re Montana Child Care Act) |
1991 |
| 8 / 39 | Bills: H.B. 950 (re Montana Family Policy Act) |
1991 |
| 8 / 40 | Bills: H.B. 996 (re flat federal tax) |
1991 |
| 8 / 41 | Bills: S.B. 84 (re corporal punishment) |
1991 |
| 8 / 42 | Bills: S.B. 151 (re Medicaid extended to pregnant
women and families that earn 85% of poverty level) |
1991 |
| 8 / 43 | Bills: S.B. 172 (re midwives licensing) |
1991 |
| 8 / 44 | Bills: S.B. 344 (re use of deadly force to prevent
rape) |
1991 |
| 9 / 1 | Bills: S.B. 366 (re mammography screening covered by
insurance) |
1991 |
| 9 / 2 | Bills: S.B. 404 (re parental notification of
abortions obtained by minors) |
1991 |
| 9 / 3 | Issues file: budget for childcare and J.O.B.S.
programs within the MT Dept. of Family Services |
1991 |
| 9 / 4 | Issues file: budget for domestic violence programs
within the MT Dept. of Family Services |
1991 |
| 9 / 5 | Legislators' voting records |
1991 |
| 9 / 6 | Agenda (re legislation to be followed by Montana
Women's Lobby) |
1993 |
| 9 / 7 | Bill tracking |
1993 |
| 9 / 8 | Special Session: budget |
1993 |
| 9 / 9 | Issues file: miscellaneous |
1995 |
| 9 / 21 | Legislators' voting records |
2009-2013 |
Minutes Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 9 / 10 | Annual meeting (Billings) |
1985 May 18-19 |
| 9 / 11 | Board meetings (Helena, Great Falls) |
1982 |
| 9 / 12 | Board meetings (Billings, Bozeman, Helena, Lewistown) |
1983 |
| 9 / 13-18 | Board meetings (Bozeman, Chico Hot Springs, Great
Falls, Helena) |
1984 |
| 9 / 19-20 | Board meetings (Bozeman, Helena, Missoula) |
1985 |
| 10 / 1-7 | Board meetings (Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great
Falls, Helena, Missoula) (includes executive board meeting) |
1986 |
| 10 / 8-11 | Board meetings (Billings, Helena) (includes annual
meeting) |
1987 |
| 10 / 12-17 | Board meetings (Bozeman, Butte, Deer Lodge, Great
Falls, Helena, Missoula) |
1988 |
| 10 / 18-22 | Board meetings (Billings, Bozeman, Helena) |
1989 |
| 10 / 23-27 | Board meetings (Bozeman, Helena, Missoula) |
1990 |
| 11 / 1-5 | Board meetings (Bozeman, Helena) |
1991 |
| 11 / 6-11 | Board meetings (Bozeman, Billings, Helena, Missoula) |
1992 |
| 11 / 12 | Board meetings (Kalispell) |
1993 May |
| 11 / 13 | Board meetings (scattered notes) |
1994 |
| 11 / 14-16 | Executive board meetings (scattered) |
1985-1986 |
| 11 / 17 | Leadership Planning Committee (Bozeman) |
1982 |
| 11 / 18 | Legislation Committee (Helena) |
1992 March |
| 11 / 19 | Long-Range Planning Committee (Helena) |
1986 July |
| 11 / 20-27 | Nominating Committee (includes individual and
organizational member materials, voting ballots, and miscellany) |
1985-1991 |
| 11 / 28 | Policy Ad Hoc Committee (Helena) |
1984 February |
| 11 / 29 | Board meetings (State) |
2009 |
| 11 / 30 | Board meetings (State) |
2010 |
| 11 / 31 | Board meetings (State) |
2011 |
| 11 / 32 | Board meetings (State) |
2012 |
| 11 / 33 | Board meetings (State) |
2013-2014 |
Organizational Records Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 12 / 1 | Annual incorporation registration with Secretary of
State |
1984, 1987 |
| 12 / 2 | Bylaws (includes notes for various revisions) |
1984-1988 |
| 12 / 3 | Interns (includes applications and job descriptions
for college interns) |
1985-1987 |
| 12 / 4 | Job descriptions (includes overall organizational
structure, duties for all paid positions, interview questions, and job announcements) |
1984-1988 |
| 12 / 5 | Lobbyist registrations (re report to the Commissioner
of Political Practices) |
1985 |
| 12 / 6 | Long-range plan |
1986 July 12 |
| 12 / 7-16 | Membership records (includes policy, recruitment,
renewal materials and member dues payment, and membership lists) |
1983-1991 |
| 13 / 1 | Personnel policy (includes guidelines for benefits
and vacations) |
1985-1986 |
| 13 / 2-6 | Phone trees (includes instructions, lists, and
miscellaneous notes) |
1983-1987 |
| 13 / 7 | Structural model |
1985 |
| 10 / 27 | Assorted organizational materials |
circa 1994-2000 |
Press Releases Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13 / 8-11 | Press releases (includes announcements of personnel
changes, legislative agendas, reactions to national events, etc.) |
1982-1987 |
Printed Materials Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13 / 12-14 | Newsletters: Montana Women's Lobby publications
(including "From The Hill" and "WLF News") (scattered) |
1983-1993 |
| 13 / 15 | Newsletters: other organizations "A" - "Com"
(includes organizational members and affiliated groups from out-of-state) |
1983-1993 |
| 14 / 1-2 | Newsletters: other organizations "Con" - "N"
(includes organizational members and affiliated groups from out-of-state) |
1983-1993 |
Speeches Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 14 / 3 | Speeches (re Montana Women's Lobby organization,
authors unknown) |
1987, undated |
Subject Files Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 14 / 4 | Abortion: ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) |
1984-1992 |
| 14 / 5 | Abortion: clinic access |
1985, 1992 |
| 14 / 6 | Abortion: election endorsements (re pro-choice
candidates for state offices) |
1990 |
| 14 / 7 | Abortion: FIRST (For Individual Rights Sacred Trust)
petition to legislature |
1986 |
| 14 / 8 | Abortion: "Gag Rule" (re prohibition on counseling
concerning abortion option in federally funded clinics) |
1991 |
| 14 / 9 | Abortion: legislative agenda, Montana (see
"Legislative Files" for complete listing of bills) |
1985-1988 |
| 14 / 10 | Abortion: legislative agenda, other states and
national |
1983-1992 |
| 15 / 1 | Abortion: minors (re parental and judicial
notification laws) |
1980-1991 |
| 15 / 2 | Abortion: Montana Abortion Control Act Repeal
campaign |
1983-1985 |
| 15 / 3 | Abortion: Montana Pro-Choice Coalition |
1980, 1983, 1989 |
| 15 / 4-7 | Abortion: Montanans For Choice (includes
correspondence, minutes, reports, statewide poll results) (scattered) |
1984-1989 |
| 15 / 8 | Abortion: Opponents' literature (re abortion
opponents' pamphlets, writings, etc.) |
1991-1994 |
| 15 / 9 | Abortion: pro-choice campaign strategies (readings) |
1989-1992 |
| 15 / 10 | Abortion: Racicot statements (re Governor Marc
Racicots public statements regarding abortion) |
1990-1992 |
| 15 / 11 | Abortion: religious organizations for choice
(including Catholics for Choice) |
1990 |
| 16 / 1 | Abortion: Reproductive Rights Coalition |
1991-1994 |
| 16 / 2 | Abortion: Testimony (re Montana women and their
experiences having abortions) |
undated |
| 16 / 3 | Abortion: Webster Decision |
1989 |
| 16 / 4-6 | Abortion: miscellaneous readings and pamphlets |
1984-1990 |
| 16 / 7-10 | Abortion: newspaper clippings (Montana papers) |
1989-1992 |
| 16 / 11 | AIDS: Missoula AIDS Council |
1988-1989 |
| 16 / 12 | AIDS: Montana AIDS Coalition |
1988-1989 |
| 16 / 13 | AIDS: Montana sexual deviancy statute (re repeal
efforts to ensure reporting of AIDS cases) |
1992 |
| 17 / 1-2 | AIDS: miscellaneous reading materials |
1988-1992 |
| 17 / 3 | Build Montana Project (re economic development) |
1983 |
| 17 / 4 | Business and women (re small business incentives and
professional development for women) |
1983, 1989 |
| 17 / 5-6 | Candidates training (re women and campaigning
strategies for running for public office) |
1984-1985 |
| 17 / 7 | Child abuse: detection and prevention |
1988, 1990 |
| 17 / 8 | Child care: Children's Defense Fund |
1994 |
| 17 / 9 | Child care: Dept. of Family Services Daycare Programs |
1988-1992 |
| 17 / 10 | Child care: early childhood education programs'
collaboration efforts |
1993-1994 |
| 18 / 1 | Child care: Early Childhood Project (re Montana State
University project to provide parents with information on resources available in
Montana) |
1987-1989 |
| 18 / 2 | Child care: licensing of care providers |
1985-1988 |
| 18 / 3-4 | Child care: Montana Alliance for Better Child Care |
1984-1990 |
| 18 / 5 | Child care: Montana Child Care Act (re Montana
Women's Lobby position) |
undated |
| 18 / 6 | Child care: Montana Children's Alliance |
1989 |
| 18 / 7 | Child care: Montana legislature (re Montana Women's
Lobby providing statistical information for legislators) |
1990, undated |
| 18 / 8 | Child care: Montana Residential Child Care
Association |
1983, undated |
| 18 / 9 | Child care: tax credits (re business and personal
costs of child care) |
1989 |
| 18 / 10 | Child care: miscellaneous, Montana |
1987-1988 |
| 18 / 11-12 | Child care: miscellaneous, out-of-state |
1983-1986 |
| 18 / 13 | Child support: enforcement |
1991-1992 |
| 19 / 1 | Comparable worth: As If Women Mattered Conference |
1984 September 28-29 |
| 19 / 2 | Comparable worth: statistics |
1983-1990 |
| 19 / 3 | Comparable worth: town meeting survey, Helena |
1983 October 19 |
| 19 / 4-5 | Comparable worth: miscellany, Montana |
1983-1990 |
| 19 / 6-8 | Comparable worth: miscellany, national |
1982-1989 |
| 20 / 1-2 | Domestic violence: Montana (includes survey of
services for victims) |
1984-1991 |
| 20 / 3 | Domestic violence: national |
1983-1991 |
| 20 / 4 | ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) |
1983 |
| 20 / 5-7 | Family leave (re maternity and parental leave) |
1988-1991 |
| 20 / 8 | Family planning |
1985-1991 |
| 20 / 9 | Fatherhood (re changing parenting roles for fathers) |
1981-1982 |
| 20 / 10-16 | Fundraising (includes celebrations for International
Women's Day, mailings strategies, projects, readings, and phone solicitation scripts) |
1985-1990 |
| 21 / 1 | Gender equity: education |
1985-1986 |
| 21 / 2 | Gender equity: government employment (see "Candidates
training" for related materials) |
1981-1992 |
| 21 / 3 | Gender equity: sports education |
1988-1992 |
| 21 / 4 | Gender neutral language |
undated |
| 21 / 5-6 | Health care reform (Montana and national) |
1988-1994 |
| 21 / 7 | Health care reform: abortion services |
1992-1994 |
| 21 / 8 | Health care reform: mammography |
1991 |
| 21 / 9 | Health care reform: maternity services |
1988-1994 |
| 21 / 10 | Human rights (includes women, persons of color,
homosexuals) |
1989-1992 |
| 21 / 11 | Lobbying |
1981-1992 |
| 21 / 12 | Media contacts (re Montana newspapers, reports,
television stations, etc.) |
1985, 1987 |
| 21 / 13 | Midwifery |
undated |
| 21 / 14 | Montana Alliance for Progressive Policy |
1986-1990 |
| 21 / 15 | Montana Alliance for Progressive Policy: Women's
Project |
1986-1987 |
| 21 / 16 | Montana Children's Alliance: Healthy Mothers, Healthy
Babies Program (See also Childcare: Montana Children's Alliance) |
1989 |
| 21 / 17 | Montana Low Income Coalition |
1986 |
| 21 / 18 | Montana Tax Reform Coalition |
1990 |
| 22 / 1 | Native Americans: education in Montana |
1991-1992 |
| 22 / 2 | Native Americans: rights |
1980, 1988 |
| 22 / 3 | Northern Rockies Action Group (NRAG): Women's Project
proposal |
1990 |
| 22 / 4-8 | Non-gender insurance: Montana (re discontinuing
gender-based insurance rates) |
1983-1988 |
| 22 / 9-12 | Non-gender insurance: national (includes Iowa,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania) |
1983-1988 |
| 22 / 13 | Sales tax: Montana |
1989, 1993 |
| 22 / 14 | Senior citizens (re rights and treatment of) |
1986-1992 |
| 22 / 15 | Sexual harassment (includes AAUW report on harassment
in the schools) |
1991-1993 |
| 22 / 16 | Speech-giving |
undated |
| 22 / 17 | Taxes (re state income tax) |
1992 |
| 23 / | Veterans' preference: statistics |
1983 |
| 23 / 1 | Teen health care (includes mental health, pregnancy
and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)) |
1988-1992 |
| 23 / 2 | Town meetings (re meetings sponsored by Montana
Women's Lobby across the state to discuss the upcoming legislative sessions) |
1983 |
| 23 / 3 | Veterans' preference: correspondence files (to and
from leadership and membership regarding WLF fight to reinterpret "preference") |
1983-1984 |
| 23 / 4 | Veterans' preference: reports and opinions (from
various political groups and state agencies re Crabtree decision and preference issues
in general) |
1983 |
| 23 / 5-6 | Veterans' preference: Special Session Interim Study
(49th Montana Legislative Assembly) |
1983 December |
| 23 / 7 | Veterans' preference: statistics |
1983 |
| 24 / 1-2 | Veterans' preference: town survey (includes
questionnaires and results of surveys conducted at town meetings across the state by
WLF) |
1983 |
| 24 / 3-4 | Veterans' preference: women veterans (re effects of
changing preference laws on women veterans and their families) |
1983 |
| 24 / 5 | Veterans' preference: clippings (re national and
state debate) |
1983, undated |
| 24 / 6-7 | Violence against women |
undated |
| 24 / 8 | Welfare reform: AFDC (re Aid to Families with
Dependent Children program benefits reduction plans) |
1987-1993 |
| 25 / 1 | Welfare reform: General Assistance (re Butte
Community Union vs Dave Lewis Director of the Montana State Dept. of Social and
Rehabilitative Services, a law suit regarding the impact of lost General Assistance
monies in Montana counties) |
1985 |
| 25 / 2 | Welfare reform: Governor's Human Services Delivery
Task Force |
1988 |
| 25 / 3 | Welfare reform: Governor's proposal |
1988 |
| 25 / 4 | Welfare reform: J.O.B.S. Program (Job Opportunities
and Basic Skills) |
1989-1990 |
| 25 / 5-6 | Welfare reform: Joint Interim Subcommittee on Welfare |
1988 |
| 25 / 7 | Welfare reform: Legislative Council Report |
1988 |
| 25 / 8 | Welfare reform: Medicaid |
1992 |
| 25 / 9 | Welfare reform: Montana Constitutional amendment (re
Constitutional Referendum 18--changing language to "may" from "shall" provide welfare
relief) |
1987, undated |
| 25 / 10 | Welfare reform: Montana Welfare Reform Team |
1993 |
| 25 / 11 | Welfare reform: New Horizons Program (re childcare
for former AFDC parents in new jobs) |
1987 |
| 25 / 12 | Welfare reform: poverty in Montana (statistical
information and educational pamphlets) |
1985, 1991, undated |
| 25 / 13 | Welfare reform: miscellaneous |
undated |
| 25 / 14 | Women in Employment Advisory Council (scattered
minutes and correspondence) |
1987-1988 |
| 25 / 15 | Women in Military Service Memorial (re placement of
memorial statue in Washington, D.C.) |
1990 |
| 25 / 16 | Women's Business Support Coordinator (re
establishment of this office in Montana) |
1985 |
| 25 / 17 | Women's Lobby Day (re lobbyist training and
information events held during the legislature to promote public participation) |
1986 |
| 29 / 1 | "Accreditation Standards Letters" (Pat Harper
records) |
1985 |
| 29 / 2 | "Correspondence From Marty Onishuk" (concerning
keynote speaker Dr. David Landswerk at the 1986 Montana High School Association Annual
Meeting) (Pat Harper records) |
1986 |
| 29 / 3 | "Educational Equity Board of Regents Testimony on
Cuts to Women in Higher Education" (Pat Harper records) |
1987 |
| 29 / 4 | "Educational Equity Press Releases" (Pat Harper
records) |
1985-1986 |
| 29 / 5 | "Educational Equity Rules - Testimony to Human Rights
Commission" (Pat Harper records) |
1986 |
| 29 / 6 | "Educational Equity: 1987 Legislative Testimony" (Pat
Harper records) |
1987 |
| 29 / 7 | Gender Equity in Sports (Pat Harper
records) |
1974, 1986, undated |
| 29 / 8 | Gender Equity - Vocaional Education Annual Report
(Pat Harper records) |
1992 |
| 29 / 9 | "Human Rights Commission Testimony" (Pat Harper
records) |
1985 |
| 29 / 10 | "Human Rights Commission Education Equity Rules" (Pat
Harper records) |
February 1987 |
| 29 / 11 | "Marge's Curriculum" (Recognizing and Preventing
Sexual Harrassment in School) (Pat Harper records) |
1993-1994 |
| 29 / 12 | "Montana Children's Alliance Agenda" (Pat Harper
records) |
1991 |
| 29 / 13 | "Montana Women's Lobby Women's Celebration" (Pat
Harper records) |
1995 |
Miscellany Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 26 / 1 | Business cards (WLF executive board members) |
1984-1985 |
| 26 / 2 | Calendar (re schedule for meetings with membership,
public, and affiliated women's groups) |
1987 |
| 26 / 3 | Certificate ("Heart of the Family" award presented to
Nancy Collins by the Montana Association of Female Executives, the Montana Women's
Lobby, and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Montana) |
1989 |
| 26 / 4 | Fund raising mailings (from other non-profit
organizations requesting monetary support, primarily through membership) |
undated |
| 26 / 5 | Lists: Democratic women in Montana (re women
registered in Montana as Democrats) (contains RESTRICTED information) |
undated |
| 26 / 6 | Lists: legislative committee assignments |
1983 |
| 26 / 7 | Lists: legislative districts |
1983 |
| 26 / 8 | Lists: legislators (divided alphabetically and by
political affiliation; includes addresses) |
1983, undated |
| 26 / 9 | Lists: lobbyists (registered with Office of Political
Practices) |
1983 |
| 26 / 10 | Lists: N.O.W. (National Organization of Women,
Montana membership; Belle Winestine Award Certificates) (OVERSIZE: see map case) |
1986-1997 |
| 26 / 11-12 | Lists: resources (re various related political and
women's organizations; publications catalogs) |
undated |
| 26 / 13 | Lists: school contacts in Montana (includes MEA
(Montana Educators Association) leadership, and Superintendents names, addresses, and
phone numbers) |
1982-1983, undated |
| 26 / 14 | Lists: volunteers |
undated |
| 26 / 15 | Mailing list (unidentified) |
undated |
| 26 / 16 | Membership forms (re other organizations to join
Montana Women's Lobby) |
undated |
| 26 / 17-19 | Membership lists (includes Montana Women's Lobby
members, organizational members, renewal lists) |
1984-1987, undated |
| 27 / 1 | Newsletters (re issues of concern to Montana Women's
Lobby) |
1984-1994 |
| 27 / 2 | Pamphlets (re informational sheets about Montana
Women's Lobby) |
undated |
| 27 / 3-5 | Questionnaires: individual members (re setting
priorities for lobbying efforts) (completed) |
1989, 1994 |
| 27 / 6-7 | Questionnaires: organizational membership (re setting
priorities for lobbying efforts) (completed) |
1987 |
| 27 / 8 | Questionnaires: Montana Child Care Act (re
questionnaire given to citizens who contacted legislators regarding this bill)
(completed) |
1989 |
| 27 / 9 | Questionnaires: MontCel Candidate Questionnaire
(Montana Committee for an Effective Legislature questionnaire) (scattered; completed) |
1993 |
| 27 / 10 | Stationery (with Montana Women's Lobby masthead) |
undated |
| 27 / 11 | Thank-you letters to legislators (includes mailing
list) |
1983 |
Clippings Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 28 / 1 | Abortion |
1984-1991 |
| 28 / 2 | Abortion: clinic bombings |
1984-1985 |
| 28 / 3 | Affirmative Action |
1983, 1985 |
| 28 / 4 | AIDS |
1985-1992 |
| 28 / 5 | Athletics and women |
1984-1985 |
| 28 / 6 | Children (re abuse, childcare, education, healthcare,
etc.) |
1984-1991 |
| 28 / 7 | Christian Right |
1992, undated |
| 28 / 8 | Comparable worth |
1984 |
| 28 / 9 | Family leave |
1985-1991 |
| 28 / 10 | Family planning |
1984-1986 |
| 28 / 11 | Gender bias |
1985-1991 |
| 28 / 12 | Healthcare (re women's health) |
1985-1991 |
| 28 / 13 | Human rights (includes ethnic, religious,
socio-economic, and sexual preference) |
1984-1992 |
| 28 / 14 | Legislative (re Montana Legislature and legislators) |
1983-1992 |
| 28 / 15 | Living wills (re right-to-die) |
1985 |
| 28 / 16 | Martin Luther King Birthday Holiday (re fight to
establish the holiday in Montana) |
1991 |
| 28 / 17 | Minimum wage (re raising state minimum wage) |
1985 |
| 28 / 18 | Montana women (re female leaders in Montana) |
1983-1991 |
| 28 / 19 | Non-gender insurance (re gender bias in insurance
rates) |
1985-1991 |
| 28 / 20 | Prison (re establishment of Women's Correctional
Facility; overcrowding in men's facility) |
1991 |
| 28 / 21 | Rape/Violence Against Women |
1985, 1991 |
| 28 / 22 | Senior citizens |
1985 |
| 28 / 23 | Sexual harassment |
1991-1992 |
| 28 / 24 | Stalking |
1991-1993 |
| 28 / 25 | State employees |
1984-1985, 1991 |
| 28 / 26-27 | Veterans' preference (re reform of hiring preference
for veterans) |
1983-1985 |
| 28 / 28 | Welfare (re reform of public assistance programs
including AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependant Children), WICHE (Women, Infants and
Children Health), General Assistance, etc.) |
1985-1991 |
| 28 / 29 | Miscellaneous (primarily regarding Montana Women's
Lobby activities and projects) |
1985-1991 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Abortion
- Abused women
- Child welfare
- Human rights
- Insurance
- Kindergarten
- Lobbying--Montana
- Medical care
- Medical policy
- Pre-choice movement
- Public health
- Public welfare
- Rape
- Women
- Women and the military
- Women in politics
- Women teachers
- Women's rights
- Women--Education
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Businesswomen
Corporate Names
- Montana Women's Lobby (creator)
Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
1997
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