In her address to the Business and Professional Women's Club of Fresno, Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas discusses the changing status of women in public life. She emphasizes the importance of women's perspectives in politics, their concern for family welfare and morality, and their role in promoting peace. Douglas also shares her personal experiences as a woman in Congress, highlighting the challenges and sacrifices involved. She argues that women should enter politics as individuals, not as representatives of a specific gender.

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Empowering Women: The Role of Bronze Housekeeper in 1946

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_5_170_7_0011
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Empowering Women: The Role of Bronze Housekeeper in 1946
Date Created:
1945-10-17
EDTF:
1945-10-17
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
In her address to the Business and Professional Women's Club of Fresno, Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas discusses the changing status of women in public life. She emphasizes the importance of women's perspectives in politics, their concern for family welfare and morality, and their role in promoting peace. Douglas also shares her personal experiences as a woman in Congress, highlighting the challenges and sacrifices involved. She argues that women should enter politics as individuals, not as representatives of a specific gender.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 170, Folder 7, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
7 Pages