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| Title | Letter to Madam President |
| Creator | Smith, Ethel M.
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| Description | This is a typewritten letter to Madam President from Ethel M. Smith, the Chairman of the Committee on Protection of Women's Labor, informing Madam President of the newly-formed Protection of Women's Labor department and its efforts to work with chambers of commerce and employers to get women equal rights for equal pay. Ethel M. Smith urges Madam President to spread the word of the new department's work by circulating her letter to other Board chapter presidents, discussing work vigilance committees, and including a proposed list of resolutions for the chamber of commerce to adopt to protect women's work rights. |
| Date | June 4, 1917 |
| Genre | letters
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| Subject (Name) | Smith, Ethel M.
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | advocacy
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| Subject.Topical (LCSH) | Employee rights; Equal pay for equal work; Women--Suffrage |
| Subject.Topical (TGM) | Activists
Suffrage
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| Subject (Geographic) | [Washington, D.C.]
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| Original Collection | Women's Archives Minnie Fisher Cunningham Papers, 1914-1944 02/2006-010 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=235 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | ID 2006-010, Box 1, Folder 2 |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation button above. To request higher resolution images, please use the Request High Res button above. |
| File name | index.cpd |
| Access File Checksum | 2430815325 |
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