Monadnock Summer Lyceum invites Helen Gahagan Douglas to speak in 1975.
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0026
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Monadnock Summer Lyceum invites Helen Gahagan Douglas to speak in 1975.
- Date Created:
- 1974-09-10
- EDTF:
- 1974-09-10
- 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:
- The document is from Barbara to Mrs. Douglas discussing changes to a script for a pageant. Barbara requests approval to quote Mrs. Douglas in the pageant, which will benefit World Hunger through Lutheran World Relief. Mrs. Douglas emphasizes the importance of being informed and involved in government, advocating for energy conservation, price and wage controls, and recycling. Mary Helen urges her mother to relax in retirement, but Mrs. Douglas insists on staying active and making a difference. The narrator emphasizes the importance of ordinary people taking action and caring, referencing historical figures like Jane Addams and Clara Barton. The document also touches on the interdependent relationship between men and women, advocating for mutual love and support.
- Policy Area:
- Energy, Environmental Protection
- Topic:
- Older people--Medical care--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0000, Box 9, Folder 24, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 10 Pages
