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Women's rights

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Relating to the legal status and treatment of women.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of materials related to Clara Adams, Marian Anderson, and women's rights

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190522

Council on the Status of Women records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 49
Scope and Contents The Council on the Status of Women records document the activities and impact of the Council on the Status of Women at Purdue University.  The collection provides a comprehensive picture of the various activities and causes that Council was involved in during its tenure.  Also included are some news clippings about notable members and relevant stories about women’s rights in the news.  The collection would likely be useful for researchers interested in women’s rights, affirmative action,...
Dates: 1988 - 2012

Other Purdue Material, 1940 - 1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334, Series 6
Scope and Contents

This series contains miscellaneous materials related to Schleman's tenure at Purdue, including her advocacy for equal rights for women students and faculty. Of particular note are materials that document Schleman's nomination of ten women for President of Purdue in 1970, the Schleman Gold Medallion Award and the 1979 TIAA pension lawsuit.

Dates: 1940 - 1985

Speeches and Written Material, 1923 - 1979

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334, Series 3
Abstract

Series 3 contains notes and drafts of speeches, articles, pamphlets, and books that were written by or delivered by Helen Schleman over the course of her career. Most of the speeches and articles relate to women's liberation and women in higher education.

Dates: 1923 - 1979

Bernice Roberts Moreland Wells papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 44, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 451
Scope and Contents

Wells, Bernice Roberts Moreland Wells (1988). A Quilt: An Autobiography.

Dates: 1988