UAW Women s Department. Papers, (Predominantly ) 36 linear feet 36 storage boxes

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1 UAW Women s Department Papers, (Predominantly ) 36 linear feet 36 storage boxes Accession # 446 OCLC # DALNET # The UAW Women s Department developed out of the UAW Women s Bureau, a division of the union s War Policy Department in the 1940s. The Women s Department was formally established at the union s 15th Constitutional Convention in The Women s Department addressed the specific problems that women faced in the workplace: equal pay, ending discrimination in hiring, promotion and training of women, as well as equal seniority protection. Through conferences, legislation, education, women s auxiliaries and committees, the UAW Women s Department sought to improve working conditions for women. The papers of the UAW Women s Department collection consist of correspondence, minutes and other meeting material, conference material, clippings, publications, and reports. Important subjects in the collection: Civil Rights Equal Pay Equal Rights Amendment Health issues International Women s Year Legal rights for working women National Organization for Women National Women s Conference Status of Women Commissions Worker education Important correspondents in the collection: Carrigan, Cele Mazey, Emil Davis, Caroline Moran, Ernie Figel, Helen Reuther, Roy Friedan, Betty Reuther, Walter P. Haener, Dorothy Ross, Ray Hatcher, Lillian Woodcock, Leonard Madar, Olga Non-Manuscript Material

2 A number of photographs, slides, audio tapes, buttons, and posters have been placed in the Archives Audiovisual Collection, and numerous books, proceedings, serials, and convention material are available in the Archives Library.

3 A Truce in the War Between the Sexes, n.d Adams, Nancy, Addams, Jane and the Union, Addresses; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, Advisory Committee Expense Statements, Advisory Committee on Police Procedure, AFL-CIO Conference, AFL-CIO; Indiana, AFL-CIO; Michigan, AFL-CIO; National, AFL-CIO; New York, AFL-CIO; Ohio, AFL-CIO; Wayne County, AFL-CIO; Wisconsin, Age of Opportunity Conference, Aging; Governor s Commission on Employment of Older Workers; Michigan, thru 3 Aging; Governor s Commission on the Aging; Michigan, Aging; Michigan White House Conference on Aging, ALES World Conference; World Affairs, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, American Association of University Women, American Cancer Society, thru 19 American Labor Education Service (ALES) Conference, American Jewish Congress; Publications Div., thru 11 American Labor Education Services, Inc. (ALES), American Motors Corporation, American Psychological Association, Anti-Discrimination Clauses, Apportionment; Legislative; Agenda and Minutes, thru 16 Apportionment; State Committee, Apportionment; Suit; State of Michigan Legislature, Arbitration News Notes, Arden House Conference, Assignments; Calendar, Atomic Energy; Clippings, thru 21 Automation, 1950s 6-17 Back to Work Conference; leadership, Big Business Day, 1980 Apr Bills; S. 3383; Divorced Wives Rights; Anni Landauer, Bills; Senate, Bills; Senate; Michigan; Laws affecting Women, 1970

4 Bills; Washington, Biographical Sketches, Booklets; Delegates, Guests, Candidates, Budget, By-laws,

5 Canadian Region; 1 Day Seminar, 1973 Jan CAP Conference, thru 18 CAP; National, Michigan, First District, Carliner, Lewis, thru 11 Carrigan, Cele; personal, Carrigan, Cele; reading file, Carter, Jimmy; Appointees, Cases; Miscellaneous, 1950s thru 39 Cases; Region 1, thru 47 Cases; Region 1A, thru 53 Cases; Region 1C, thru 58 Cases; Region 1D, Cases; Region 2, thru 64 Cases; Region 2, thru 69 Cases; Region 2A, Cases; Region 2B, thru 8 Cases; Region 3, Cases; Region 3, thru 12 Cases; Region 4, Cases; Region 5, thru 15 Cases; Region 6, thru 17 Cases; Region 8, thru 19 Cases; Region 9, thru 27 Cases; Region 10, Caucus of Black Democrats, Child Labor Laws, Christmas Parties; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, CIO; Legislative Sifton, CIO; Women s League of New Jersey, Citizens Advisory Council on Status of Women, thru 6 Citizenship, thru 22 Citizenship, Citizenship; National, Citizenship; National, thru 3 Citizenship; Region 3, Civil Rights Conference, Civil Rights; Title VII, Civil Rights; UAW position, Classes; Ford Strike, Classes; Region 1A; Local 36, Classes; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, Classes; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, Classes; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, 1975

6 thru 22 Classes; Regions 1-3, thru 13 Classes; Regions 1C, 5, 10, thru 75 Classes; Summer and Weekend; Regions 7, 8, 9A, 10, Clippings, Clippings, Clippings, thru 35 Clippings and publications; Women, Aging, Government Contracts, Workmen s Comp, etc., 1950s-1970s 35-7 thru 17 CLUW, Coalition of Women, Collective Bargaining, Collective Bargaining, Collective Bargaining Convention, College of Life Long Learning; Wayne State University, Communications Workers of America (CWA), Community Health Association, Community Relations, Community Services, Community Services; Detroit, thru 15 Compensation and Safety, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), Conference request, Conferences; miscellaneous, thru 50 Conferences; miscellaneous, Conferences; miscellaneous, Constitutions, Consumer Conference; Region 6, Consumer Education; Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Consumer League; National, Consumers, Consumers League of Michigan Bulletin, Conway, Jack; Housing and Home Finance Agency, Cooperative Extension Service, Coordinating Council on Human Relations, COPE and PAC Memos, COPE; Family Participation Manual, thru 17 COPE; National, COPE; National, COPE; Region 5, Correspondence, Correspondence, 1965

7 Council of Social Agencies, CTU; AFL-CIO; Mrs. Rhinehart, Davis, Caroline; honor, thru 18 Davis, Caroline; personal; reading file, thru 4 Davis, Caroline; personal; reading file, thru 9 Davis, Caroline; speeches; reading file, Defense, Democratic State Central Committee of Michigan, thru 96 Democratic Women s Agenda and Caucus, Democratic Women's Conference, 1962 May Department of Labor; Michigan, Department of Labour of Canada; Women s Bureau, Disarmament, Discussion Classes; Region 10, thru 6 Discussion Classes; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, Economic Outlook; pamphlet, thru 19 Education, Education Conference, Edwards, Nelson; foundry, thru 29 EEOC, EEOC, thru 27 EEOC, EEOC Conference, Employment, Equal Pay Case; Local 9, Equal Pay Case; Local 133, Equal Pay Case; Local 823, Equal Pay Case; Local 875, thru 90 Equal Pay Cases (by local); Region 10, Equal Pay Legislation; Region 4; Herman Rebhan, Equal Pay National Committee, ERA, ERA; The (Unequal) Equal Rights Amendment," n.d Eta Phi Beta Sorority, European Trip; Caroline Davis, thru 21 Executive Board, Expense Statements, n.d Fair Practices, Fair Practices Conference, Fall Classes, 1972 Nov 14-28

8 Fall School; Region 1D, 1972 Sep Family Participation Conference, Federal Equal Pay Law; General Motors wage adjustments, Federations for Aid to Dependent Children, FEPC, thru 8 FEPC, thru 10 FEPC, Figel, Helen, Flint Brigade Film, Food and Drug Administration, thru 6 Foreign; Miscellaneous, Fortune Magazine, thru 12 Francis, Mary; Campaign for Democratic Nomination, Free Labour World, Government Contracts, Grievances; types, n.d thru 21 Guaranteed Annual Wage, Harper s Magazine, thru 2 Health, Health Code, thru 15 Health; Drugs, Alcohol, and Women s Health, Health Insurance; National; Health Security Program, Health; Material on National Health, thru 47 Health; White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health, Health; Women s Rally; National Health Insurance, Homemakers; Action; Washington Women and Cities, thru 65 Homemakers; The Legal Status of Homemakers (by State), Hours of Work; Overtime for Women, House Bill 4407, Human Sexuality, thru 9 International Metalworkers Federation (IMF), IMF, IMF Conference; Vienna, IMF Conference; Vienna, 1960s IMF Women s Conference, Industrial Safety; Governor s Conference (Michigan), Information Systems Department; computing; Irv. Bluestone, Insurance, International Labour Office, International UAW-CIO; Convention resolutions, 1951

9 International UAW-CIO Convention; roll call, International Union Department (IUD); Women's Conference, 1961 Jun thru 13 IUD Women's Conference; Washington, D. C., International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers (IUE), IUE Conference, International Women s Year (IWY), IWY, thru 8 IWY; Michigan; Jean King, thru 4 IWY; National Women s Conference, Jeffrey, Mildred, Knight, Pat and Margaret, Labor History, 1950s 12-5 thru 6 Laws, Laws; California, Laws; Canadian, Laws; Illinois, Laws; Indiana, thru 19 Laws; Michigan, Laws; Missouri, Laws; Ohio, Laws; Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, Laws; Wisconsin, Legal Department, Legislation, thru 15 Legislation (alphabetical by State), thru 46 Legislation (alphabetical by State), Legislation; H.B. 2847; State School Aid Act, Legislative Tea; Region 1-1A, Life and Labor Bulletin, Life article, Literature, thru 14 Madar, Olga; recreation, Manpower Administration, Marriage and Family Life; Groves Conference, Mazey, Emil, Mazey, Emil, thru 38 Mazey, Emil; correspondence, Mazey, Emil; Meeting, Mental Health Committee, Mental Health; Key Women of UAW, 1967

10 Mexico Convention, thru 10 Michigan Cancer Foundation, Michigan Citizens Lobby, The Michigan Democrat, Michigan Department of Labor, Michigan Extension Service, Michigan Senators and Representatives, Michigan State University, Miscellaneous, Moran, Ernie, thru 6 National Advisory Committee on Women, National Association of Commissions for Women, 1980 Apr thru 12 National Association of Commissions for Women, National Conference on Day Care for Children, National Council of Negro Women, thru 12 National Women's Advisory Council; by-laws, recommendations, program, National Women s Agenda, National Women s Agenda Coalition, National Women s Conference; Bella s Bill (H.R. 9224), National Women s Conference; Houston, National Women s Conference; Houston, 1977 Nov National Women s Conference; The Spirit of Houston, National Women s Institute, Negotiations, New Options, Inc., thru 33 NOW, thru 41 NOW, thru 33 NOW, NOW, Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC), Office Workers Contracts, Older Workers; Migrant Workers, Operation Carnation, Oral History Project, Organizational, Organizing, thru 37 Organizing, Our American Government: The Procedure Step by Step, Our Union Heritage: Struggle for Social Justice, n.d.

11 thru 3 PAC, thru 48 PAC, PAC, PAC; Clippings, PAC; Convention, PAC; Detroit, PAC; Family Participation Manual, PAC; General Information, PAC; Local, PAC; Region 2A, PAC; Region 4, thru 7 PAC; Region 6, PAC; Region 9A, PAC; Region 10, Packinghouse Workers of America, Peace Corps, Pearson, Drew, Penrickton Nursery, Pension, Insurance, and Annuities; H.R. 100, Pension Negotiations Report; Local 739, thru 45 Pensions, Pensions agreement, Perez, Susan, Porter, Sylvia, Poverty, President s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped; Annual Meeting, Press Releases, Progressive Alliance, Propaganda, Public Relations and Publications, Public Review Board, Publications, Publications, Purchase and Supplies, Questionnaires, Radio, Reagan, Ronald, Recreation, Recreation Department and Activities, 1950s Region 1, 1A; Bus Tour, 1965

12 thru 26 Region 1, 1A; Women's Conference, Region 1A; Directory of Local Unions, Region 1B; Women's Conferences, Region 1C; correspondence, thru 6 Region 1C; Women's Conferences, Region 1D; Women's Conferences, Region 2; Women's Conferences, thru 14 Region 2A; Women's Conferences, Region 2B; Women's Conferences, Region 3; Auto Council Meeting, 1973 Apr thru 18 Region 3; Women's Conferences, thru 24 Region 4; Women's Conferences, thru 27 Region 5; Women's Conferences, Region 6; Women's Conferences, thru 30 Region 7; Women's Conferences, Region 8; E. T. Michael, thru 32 Region 9; Women's Conferences, Region 10; Advisory Committee, Region 10; correspondence, Region 10; minutes, Region 10; Women's Advisory Council Wisconsin, Region 10; Women's Advisory Council Wisconsin, Region 10; Women's Conferences, Region 10; Women's Conferences, thru 26 Reports, Reports, Reports; assignment, Requests; miscellaneous, Research, Retirees, Reuther, Roy, Reuther, Victor, Reuther, Walter P., Reuther, Walter P., thru 12 Reuther, Walter P., thru 2 Reuther, Walter P.; correspondence, Right-to-work, Rutgers University, 1965 Act Scholarship Program, 1975 May Scholarship Quota, Sex Discrimination; Guidelines, Provisions of Title VII of Civil Rights

13 of 1964, Sims, Florence; Smith College, Skilled Trades, Slide Show text, thru 5 Social Security, Social Security and Retirement, Society for Occupational and Environmental Health; Conference on Women, Southeast Michigan Coalition for a Fair National Budget, thru 15 Speeches, Speeches and notes, Spring Seminar; Region 5, 1969 May Staff; miscellaneous, Staff School; Region 10, 1969 Aug Statewide Conference, Statistics, Status of Women; change, Status of Women; Commission Conference, Status of Women; Governor s Commission; Michigan, Status of Women in Canada; Ontario Federation of Labour, Status of Women; Newspapers, Status of Women; President s Commission, thru 20 Status of Women; President s Commission, Status of Women; President s Commission; Committee on Government Contracts, Status of Women; President s Commission; Committee on Government Contracts, Status of Women; President s Commission; Committee on Government Contracts, Status of Women; President s Commission; Conference on Employment Opportunities, Status of Women; President s Commission; Subcommittee on Government Contracts; Minority Report, Status of Women; President s Commission; Subcommittee on Protective Labor Legislation, Status of Women; President s Commission; Women Today: Trends and Issues; Background Memorandum for Committee, Status of Women; President s Commission; Women s Bureau, Steel Strike, thru 36 Summer School (by region), thru 77 Summer School (by region), thru 62 Summer School (by region), 1969

14 thru 56 Summer School (by region), thru 25 Summer School (by region), thru 37 Summer School (general and by region), Summer School; Region 1C, thru 11 Summer School; Region 6, Canadian, thru 12 Summer School; Regions 1-4, thru 81 Summer School; Regions 2A, 5, 6, Summer Schools; Women in the UAW Schedule, Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB), Top Hat Award, thru 7 UAW Administrative Letters, thru 32 UAW Constitutional Convention, UAW Constitutional Convention, UAW Convention, thru 29 UAW Convention, thru 19 UAW Convention, UAW Convention, UAW Convention, UAW Convention; Report and Resolutions Committee, thru 20 UAW Convention; Women s Auxiliaries Activities, UAW Foundry Conferences, UAW Home Study Course; correspondence, UAW Insurance Program, UAW Key Women; jewelry, UAW Leadership Study, thru 8 UAW; Miscellaneous Agreements, UAW Special Convention, thru 22 UAW Special Convention, UAW Sub-Contract Clauses, UAW Technical, Office, and Professional Department, UAW Washington Office, UAW Washington Office Report, UAW-GM Local Leadership Newsletter, thru 24 U.N. Commission on Status of Women, U.N. Commission on Status of Women, Unemployment, Unemployment Compensation; Michigan, Unemployment Conference, Union Policy; Women Workers, n.d United Nations, United Nations; 50 Statements, n.d.

15 United Packinghouse Food and Allied Workers, University of California-Berkeley, U.S. Center for International Women s Year, thru 14 U.S. Department of Labor; older workers, U.S. Department of Labor; publications, thru 17 U.S. Department of Labor; women, U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau Conference, U.S. Department of Labor; Women s Bureau Conference, U.S. Department of Labor; Women s Bureau; Slide and Tape Presentation, n.d U.S. Women; Employment and Earnings, U.S. Women Employment and Earnings History, n.d "V," Volunteer Committees; United Community Services, "W," thru 19 Wages, Washington Union Women, West Side Mothers; ADC, White Collar Conference, Winter Institute; Region 1D, 1971 Nov Winter Institute; Region 5, Winter Institute; Region 5, 1971 Mar thru 7 Winter Institute; Regions 5, Canadian, Women in Business and Industry; Michigan Council, Women in Poverty; Task Force, Women Lawyers' Association of Michigan, Women Power in Politics, Women Who Work; Salute to, Women Workers; Policy resolutions, thru 27 Women s Action Alliance, Women s Action Alliance, thru 46 Women s Advisory Committee; Region 10, thru 6 Women's Advisory Council, thru 9 Women's Advisory Council, Women's Advisory Council, Women's Advisory Council, Women s Advisory Council; National, Women's Advisory Council; National, Women's Advisory Council; National, thru 8 Women s Auxiliaries; #338, #344, #345, #359, #381, #385, #388, #398,

16 thru 32 Women s Auxiliaries; #8, #29, #270, #273, #312, #315, #316, Women s Auxiliary Meeting, Women's Auxiliary News, Women s Auxiliary Report, Women's Bureau Reports, Women's Bureau; separation from FEPC, Women s Bureau; U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau; U.S. Department of Labor, thru 30 Women s Committee (by region), Women s Committee; Canadian Region, Women s Committee; chairpersons, Women s Committee; correspondence, Women's Committee; minutes, 1960s thru 92 Women s Committee; minutes, Women's Committee; miscellaneous, Women s Committee; National Health Care Workshop; Local 1776, 1972 Mar Women s Committee; Pontiac Area Wide, Women s Committee; Region 1, thru 28 Women's Committee; Region 1; Local 3 thru 1248, thru 39 Women's Committee; Region 1A, Women s Committee; Region 1A, thru 43 Women's Committee; Region 1C, thru 51 Women's Committee; Region 1D, thru 59 Women's Committee; Region 2, thru 66 Women's Committee; Region 2A, thru 69 Women's Committee; Region 2B, thru 80 Women's Committee; Region 3, thru 93 Women's Committee; Region 4, thru 98 Women's Committee; Region 5, thru 2 Women's Committee; Region thru 4 Women's Committee; Region 7, thru 9 Women's Committee; Region 8, Women s Committee; Region 8, thru 11 Women's Committee; Region 9, Women s Committee; Region 9, thru 14 Women's Committee; Region 9A, thru 17 Women's Committee; Region 10, Women s Committee; Region 10, Women's Committee; Regions 1, 1A, Women s Committee; Regions 1, 1A minutes, Women s Committee; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E,

17 Women s Committee; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, thru 34 Women s Committee; Regions 3, 4, thru 37 Women s Committee; Regions 5, 6, thru 5 Women s Committee; Regions 6, 9, 9A, Women s Committee; Regions 6, 9, 10, Canadian, thru 83 Women s Committee; Regions 1-5 and Canadian, 1950s-1960s Women s Committee Workshop; Region 1, Women s Committees; Regional financial statements, Women s Committees; Regional miscellaneous programs, thru 94 Women s Conference, Women s Conference; Biennial, Women s Conference; Biennial, Women s Conference; Biennial, 1975 Oct Women s Conference; Biennial, 1977 Oct Women s Conference; Biennial; Region 9A, Women s Conference; Canada, thru 3 Women s Conference; Canada, thru 20 Women s Conference; Canada, Women s Conference; Canadian, thru 5 Women s Conference; First and Second UAW Annual, Women s Conference of Concerns, Women s Conference; Region 2B, thru 15 Women s Conference; Region 6, Women s Conference; Region 8, Women s Conference; Region 8, thru 20 Women s Conference; Region 9, Women s Conference; Region 9, 1976 Sep thru 22 Women s Conference; Region 9A, Women s Conference; Region 9A; Local 1508, thru 14 Women s Conference; Region 10, thru 25 Women s Conference; Region 10, Women s Conference; Regional Philadelphia, Women s Conference; Regional Suggestions, Women s Conference; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, 1973 Oct thru 14 Women s Conference requests, thru 30 Women s Conference; Third thru Fifth UAW Annual, thru 3 Women's Conferences, thru 21 Women s Conferences; Biennial, 1975 Oct thru 21 Women s Conferences (by region), thru 27 Women s Conferences (by region), thru 33 Women s Conferences (by region), thru 18 Women s Conferences (by region),

18 thru 31 Women s Conferences (by region), thru 11 Women s Conferences (by region), thru 35 Women s Conferences (by region), thru 20 Women s Conferences; Regions 8,9,10, Canadian, Women s Conferences; Requests, Women s Day Workshop, 1976 Oct Women s Day Workshop; Region 1B, Women s Day Workshop; Regions 1, 1E, thru 85 Women s Day Workshops, Women's Department Convention; reports, Women's Department job, Women's Department Newsletter, thru 9 Women's Department Report, Women's Department Report, Women s Education Conference; Region 4, Women's Equality Day, thru 29 Women s Equity Action League (WEAL), Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Women's Leadership Column, Women's Programs; past participants (Regions 1 thru 10), thru 9 Women s Scholarship Program, Women s Seminar; Region 5, thru 68 Women s Studies; U-M Summer School, thru 18 Woodcock, Leonard, Working Women; Articles, Questionnaires, etc., Working Women; Clippings, Working Women; National Commission on Working Women (NCWW), 1979 Feb thru 8 Working Women; NCWW, Working Women; problems, Working Women; publications, Workshop. Area Wide; Pontiac, Michigan, 1969 Oct Workshop; Local 372, 1972 Mar Workshop; Region 1, 1978 Oct Workshop; Region 10, Workshop; Region 10, 1972 May Workshop; Region 1B, Workshop; Region 1B; Local 594, 1972 Mar Workshop; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, Workshop; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, 1974 Oct Workshop; Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1E, 1976 Oct Workshops; women, 1956

19 YWCA,