Support for the Engle-Scudder Bill: A Call for Action in the Sacramento Valley
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0031
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Support for the Engle-Scudder Bill: A Call for Action in the Sacramento Valley
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-29
- EDTF:
- 1950-08-29
- Creator:
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
- 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:
- Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas addresses the Business and Professional Women's Club of Fresno, California on the topic of "Woman's Status in a Changing World." She discusses her experience as a woman member of Congress, the personal sacrifices required, and the importance of women's perspectives in public life. Douglas emphasizes the need for women to enter politics as individuals, not solely as women, and highlights the unique concerns and capabilities that women bring to political decision-making. She advocates for more women to be involved in government, believing that their perspectives could help solve issues that threaten world peace.
- Topic:
- Banks and banking--United States
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 172, Folder 9, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 8 Pages
