Women and Family Initiatives Office records, 1979-1982

Author / Creator

Wisconsin. Governor (1979-1983 : Dreyfus)

Conferences

Strengthening the services for women in the 80s (1981 : Racine, Wis.)

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Records of Marlene Cummings, advisor on women and family initiatives to Governor Lee S. Dreyfus. This position within the governor's office, which replaced the Commission on the Status of Women in ...

Records of Marlene Cummings, advisor on women and family initiatives to Governor Lee S. Dreyfus. This position within the governor's office, which replaced the Commission on the Status of Women in 1979, was meant to reflect a new focus on action rather than investigation. In 1979 Dreyfus authorized a general advisory committee and five voluntary task forces to plan legislation and programs in selected areas of concern. In 1983 the position was replaced by Governor Anthony Earl by the Wisconsin Women's Council.

Included are memoranda and evaluations of pending legislation; constituent letters and information on the ERA and the WERA; tape-recorded sessions of "Strengthening the Services for Women in the 80s," a 1981 conference sponsored by the office; minutes, reports, and reference material from several task forces and councils; and subject files. The recordings feature talks by Gene Boyer, Sarah Harder, and Kenneth Lindner.

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