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Equal Pay for Equal Work Print E-mail
(undated but from the early 1970's) A DARE questionnaire about issues related to the grassroots organizing of working women.
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The Role of Government Agencies in Gaining Equal Rights for Women Print E-mail
(undated but from the early 1970's) A paper written by DARE about the uses and limitations of anti-discrimination laws and government enforcement agencies.
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Five Chicago Alderman Charge Discrimination in City Employment Print E-mail
(1975) A press release from 5 independent aldermen that substantiated charges of employment discrimination by the City of Chicago.
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A DARE Analysis of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) Print E-mail
(1974) A report from the founding convention of CLUW.
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DARE Press Release Announcing Susie Bates' Filing of Gender Discrimination Charges Print E-mail
(1973) Announcement of a press conference with Susie Bates who was challenging the City of Chicago's discriminatory employment practices. Bates was a a leader of the City Hall Janitress campaign.
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Our Output=Their Income from Print E-mail
Womankind (1972) Life for the women of one small Northside Chicago factory.
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On Being a Waitress Print E-mail
from Womankind (1972) An experienced waitress explains what it is like to serve your food. Not always an appetizing job.
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DARE Press Release Challenging the City Budget Print E-mail
(1972) A press statement from DARE(Direct Action for Rights in Employment) challenging the gender discrimination in Chicago's city budget.
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NOW Press Release on Gender Discrimination Print E-mail
(1972) A press statement from Chicago NOW on gender discrimination in Chicago's City Hall.
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DARE and the City Hall Janitresses Print E-mail
from Womankind (1972) An account of DARE's work to help end discrimination against the Chicago City Hall janitresses.
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Cleaning Up Print E-mail
from Womankind (1972.) A first person account from a City Hall janitress about her fight against race and gender discrimination.
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Mr. Smith, Take a Memo Print E-mail
from Womankind (1971) The intensely sexist world of clerical work as told by an insider.
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Don't Think Print E-mail
from Womankind (1971) The life of a secretary as told from the point of view of a CWLU member.
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Working Women Get Together Print E-mail
from Womankind (1971) A report from an AFL-CIO women's conference held in Wisconsin.
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Lemme tell ya about being a woman lawyer... Print E-mail
from Womankind (1971) The challenge of being a woman lawyer in the days when they were still considered an oddity.
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From Women Who Broke the Silence

“I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terrible these days? The liberals were liberators - they fought slavery, fought for women to have the right to vote, fought against Hitler, Stalin, fought to end segregation, fought to end apartheid. Liberals put an end to child labor and they gave us the five day work week! What's to be ashamed of?

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