Women's rights -- Rhode Island
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Advisory Commission on Women in Rhode Island records
Item — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021975989]
Identifier: 147-02
Scope and Contents
The Advisory Commission on Women in Rhode Island records collection consists of print materials from 1973 to 1983 that provide insight into state initiatives around gender equity in Rhode Island. The bulk of the collection consists of newsletters printed by the Commission to promote events such as forums, workshops, and gatherings as resources that would increase civic engagement and socioeconomic status for women broadly. Internal reports also offer insight into organizational structure and...
Dates:
1973 - 1983
Rhode Island Women’s Suffrage Association records
Item — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021975989]
Identifier: 149-02
Scope and Contents
The Rhode Island Women’s Suffrage Association (RIWSA) records collection consists of materials relating to women’s suffrage that were published by RIWSA and collected from affiliated women’s suffrage groups in Rhode Island between 1883 and 1919. The materials span from informational newsletters to promote women's suffrage to a counseling booklet for Rhode Island women voters once their suffrage was legislated in 1920. The collection does include one oppositional leaflet that was collected...
Dates:
1883 - 1919