Helen Valeska Bary: Labor Administration and Social Security, a Woman's Life

mnsss352 Suffragists Oral History Collection, 1959-1977 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Suffragists Oral History Collection, 1959-1977 Finding Aid MS 421 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Suffragists Oral History Collection1959-1977 MS 421 7 volumes (1 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Oral History transcripts of twelve suffragists, conducted by the Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley from 1959 to 1977. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Suffragist Oral History Project was undertaken by the Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley from 1959 to 1977. Its purpose was to record for posterity the life stories of women who experienced directly the struggle for women's rights and equality in the 20th century. The collection consists of transcripts of the following interviews:

Helen Valeska Bary: Labor Administration and Social Security, a Woman's Life

Sarah Bard Field: Poet and Suffragist

Burnita Shelton Matthews: Pathfinder in the Legal Aspects of Women

Conversations With Alice Paul

Jeanette Rankin: Activist for World Peace, Women's Rights and Democratic Government

Rebecca Hourwich Reyher: Search and Struggle for Equality and Independence

Mabel Vernon: Speaker for Suffrage and Petitioner for Peace

Suffragists From Tea Parties to Prison, includes: Sylvie G. Thompson Shygeson: In the Parlor Jessie Haver Butler: On the Platform Miriam Allen deFord: In the Streets Laura Ellesworth Seiler: On the Soapbox Ernestine H. Kettler: Behind Bars

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Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

Published by Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Additional Formats

Also available on microfilm: "University of California, Berkeley suffragists oral history collection (1-12) [microform]"

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Suffragists Oral History Collection, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Search Terms Bary, Helen Valeska, 1887-1973 Butler, Jessie Haver, 1886 De Ford, Miriam Allen, 1888-1975 Field, Sarah Bard Kettler, Ernestine H. Matthews, Burnita Shelton, 1894-1988 Paul, Alice, 1885-1977 Rankin, Jeanette Reyher, Rebecca Hourwich, 1897-1987 Seiler, Laura Ellesworth Suffragists--United States--Biography--Sources Shygeson, Sylvie G. Thompson Vernon, Mabel Feminists--United States--Biography--Sources Women--Suffrage--United States--Sources Women--United States--History--20th century--Sources Women and peace--History--20th century--Sources Women judges--United States--Biography--Sources Women's rights--United States--History--Sources Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office. Additional Information