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Correspondence and general administrative files, 1980-2000.
Amount:
20.75 cubic ft.
Medium Included:
videotapes 1/2" VHS
Organization/Arrangement:
Arranged by general type of record (correspondence, faxes, memos to members, subject files, etc.), then chronological or, in the case of some subject files, alphabetical by subject.
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Biographical/Historical:
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy created the Commission on the Status of Women, chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, resulting in recommendations that each state establish such a commission. Governor Farris Bryant's 1964 Executive Order established Florida's first Commission on the Status of Women, charged with identifying and increasing public awareness of the needs and concerns of Florida women. The Commission existed in name only until activated by Governor Reubin Askew's Executive Order in 1972. The 1974 Legislature granted funding to establish an office and pay a full-time Executive Director as a member of the Governor's staff. However, by 1978, the Commission's budget had been largely absorbed by other entities. Governor Bob Graham's Executive Order 79-60 re-activated the Commission on July 31, 1979, and Graham continued to support the work of the Commission during his administration.
In 1991 the Legislature established the Florida Commission on the Status of Women in its current form (Chapter 91-77, Laws of Florida; Section 14.24, Florida Statutes). Since that time, the Commission has been fully supported by Florida's Governor, Cabinet, and Legislature. Placed administratively in the Office of the Attorney General, the 22-member Commission is mandated to study issues affecting women and make recommendations to the Governor, Cabinet, and Legislature regarding such issues as socio-economic factors influencing the status of women; encouraging women to assume leadership roles; coordinating efforts of organizations interested in the welfare of women; identifying and recognizing achievements and contributions of women at the local, state, and national levels; and implementing recommendations to improve working conditions, financial security, and legal status of both sexes.
Summary:
This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, articles and news clippings, press releases, reports and studies, video tapes, and related materials documenting the Commission's interest and advocacy efforts in women's issues such as equal employment and pay, women in non-traditional occupations, women in politics, women in sports, domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, women's health and medical care, and abortion rights. The records reflect the exchange of information and support among Commission members and staff and between the Commission and other state agencies, elected officials, private citizens, and organizations concerned with women's issues. They also document the Commission's recognition of the achievements of Florida women through the dedication of the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and the continuing inductions of notable Florida women into the Hall of Fame. The Commission grouped most of these records into five categories: Correspondence, including E-mail (among Commission members and staff and between the Commission and others); Faxes (primarily among Commission staff and members); Memos to Members; Reading File; and Governor's Clips (media advisories and press releases related to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor). There is frequent duplication, although not a complete overlap, of materials among the first four categories. In addition to these main categories of records, the Commission filed some informational and reference materials (articles, reports, etc.) into small groups of subject files.
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Series S79, Records of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, is the predecessor series to this series.
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Subject Access Fields:
Florida. Governor's Commission on the Status of Women.
Women and the military Women political activists Florida Women Awards Women Florida Women History 20th century Florida Women Social conditions and status Florida Women Health and hygiene. Women's health services Florida Women's rights Florida Abortion Florida Abused women Florida Discrimination in employment Florida Discrimination Florida Education Florida Rape Florida Sex discrimination against women Florida Sexual harassment of women Florida Equal employment opportunity.
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