Guide to the Office of Women's Rights Annual Reports 1975-1985

Overview of the Collection

	Repository Name:		Seattle Municipal Archives PO Box 94728 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98124-4728 Phone: 206/233-7807 Email: archives@seattle.gov http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
	Collection Number:		1802-J3
	Creator:		Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
	Title:		Office of Women's Rights Annual Reports
	Dates:		1975-1985 (inclusive)
	Quantity:		.2 cubic foot 1 box
	Languages:		Collection materials are in English.
	Summary:		Annual reports of the Office for Women's Rights, 1975-1985; include program overviews and descriptions of Women's Commission and Affirmative Action activities.

Historical Note

The Seattle Women’s Commission was an advisory board created in 1971 to advise the Mayor, City Council, City departments and the Office of Women’s Rights on matters concerning women and sexual minorities. The Office for Women's Rights, an agency of the Executive Department, was established in 1973. Prior to 1973, the Women’s Division was a separate office within the Office of Human Resources, serving as staff support for the Seattle Women’s Commission. The Office developed and coordinated programs to promote equal opportunity for women and sexual minorities. The office was abolished in 1997, and its responsibilities were assumed by the Office for Civil Rights.

Content Description

The annual reports of the Office for Women's Rights include information regarding program overviews, Affirmative Action activities, enforcement activities of the Fair Employment Practices Ordinance, and a description of the activities of the Women’s Commission, as well as other highlights.

Arrangement

Annual reports are arranged chronologically by year.

Administrative Information

Custodial History

Records were originally filed with the City Clerk in the Comptroller/Clerk's Files (CFs) and were removed to create this record series.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Office of Women's Rights Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-J3. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government

Affirmative action programs--Washington (State)--Seattle

Discrimination in employment--Washington (State)--Seattle

Women--Employment--Washington (State)--Seattle

Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Washington (State)--Seattle

Women's rights--Washington (State)--Seattle

Annual reports

Other Creators :

Seattle (Wash.). Office of Women's Rights

Seattle Women's Commission

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Office of Women's Rights Annual Reports, 1975-1985

Container(s)

Description

Dates

box/folder
1/1

Office of Women's Rights and Seattle Women's Commission Annual Report

1975

Office of Women's Rights Annual Report

1978

Office of Women's Rights Annual Report

1981