Papers of the World Woman's Party for Equal Rights 1952-53

Containers:

Box 11

Component identifier:

File 20

Content Summary:

Papers relating to the World Woman's Party, which was established in the USA by Alice Paul to promote issues of women's suffrage. They include minutes of meetings for the period 1952-1953 at which time Street was the Australian representative.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jessie Street's husband, Sir Kenneth Street, donated the papers to the National Library in 1970. Her son, Sir Laurence Street, made a substantial addition in 1972. Further small additions were made to the collection between 1973 and 2001.

Subjects:

Women's rights

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