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American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) Bur Oak Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-482
Abstract The American Business Women's Association is a nationwide professional association for women. The Bur Oak chapter was established in Dayton, in 1981. The collection includes information about projects undertaken by the organization, items discussed during meetings, social events (fundraiser), legal and financial documents, scholarships offered, and initiatives taken to help women professionally and socially in the Dayton-area. This collection is a source of information on how the ABWA Bur...
Dates: 1969-2011

Dayton Federation of Women's Clubs Records

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Identifier: MS-187
Abstract

Records include annual reports, programs, meeting minutes, membership records, and scrapbooks containing clippings and photographs pertaining to the club's activities. Founded in 1907, the Dayton Federation of Women's Clubs is an amalgamation of Dayton area women's organizations and is engaged locally in charitable, educational and social activities.

Dates: 1907-2007

Dayton Women Working Records

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Identifier: MS-129
Abstract Organized in 1975, Dayton Women Working was a feminist organization concerned with insuring equal employment opportunities locally for women and minorities. The records consist of meeting minutes, by-laws, membership records, progress reports, newsletters, broadsides, and files documenting DWW's public programs and projects including a study of discrimination in three Dayton banks. There is also material pertaining to DWW's affiliation with other working women's organizations and the...
Dates: 1974-1983

League of Women Voters, Dayton Area Chapter Records

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Identifier: MS-123
Abstract The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920, the year American women were granted the right to vote by the passage of the 19th Amendment. The League has since grown into a nationwide organization that works to promote political responsibility on the part of all citizens. It is non-partisan and does not support or oppose political parties or candidates, but it does take stands on public issues, after conducting extensive studies and reaching a consensus of the membership. The Dayton Area...
Dates: 1920-2000