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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Helena Woman's Center records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-246
Abstract The Helena Woman's Center of Helena, Montana, was a women's support organization founded in 1975 to offer aid to victims of violence against women. Records (1975-1983) include correspondence; case files; financial records; legal documents; minutes; organizational materials, including articles of incorporation and bylaws. Also included are subject files concerning such topics as the Battered Women Task Force, displaced homemakers, gay and lesbian rights, the Montana Coalition to Stop Violence...
Dates: 1975-1983

Lee Metcalf papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-172
Abstract Lee Metcalf (1911-1978) served as U.S. Congressman from Montana from 1952 to 1961 and as U.S. Senator from 1961 until his death in 1978. The papers reflect Metcalf's wide range of interests, but especially reflect his involvement in public utilities regulation and protection of the natural environment. Over half of the collection consists of general correspondence (1951-1978) arranged alphabetically by subject and government agency. Name index card files of correspondents are available, one...
Dates: 1934-1995; Majority of material found within 1934-1978

Montana Attorney General's Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: RS-111
Abstract

These records of the Montana Attorney General's Office consist of interoffice correspondence (1969-1978); general correspondence (1963-1966) arranged by correspondent and subject, including dockets and informal opinions; annual reports (1973-1977) of tax-exempt private foundations; speeches; and miscellany. (Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History)

Dates: 1949-1982

Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Human Rights Division records

 Collection
Identifier: RS-126
Abstract This collection is a sub-subgroup (Bureau) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Human Rights Bureau (formerly Human Rights Division) operates within Employment Standards Division of DLI. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records. These records of the Human Rights Bureau consist of interoffice...
Dates: 1974-1987

Montana Legislature (44th: 1975) records

 Collection
Identifier: LR-44
Abstract

Collection contains records (1974-1976) of the Montana 44th Legislature including minutes of the House Select committee investigating campaign practices; minutes of the Senate Democratic Caucus; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany of the regular session, interim, and August 1975 special session. [Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History]

Dates: 1974-1976

Montana Women's Lobby Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-271
Abstract

This collection consists of board minutes (1985-2014), legislative files (1984-2013), correspondence and general administrative files, general subject files (1980s-1992), and financial records for the Montana Women's Lobby and it's predecessor the Women's Lobbyist Fund. Subject files include topics such as abortion, veteran's preference, Women's Lobby history, comparable worth, insurance, and taxation.

Dates: 1982-2014