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Treasury Women

1795- 1975,

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
In Memoriam 

Catherine Coleman 

Assistant Director for General Services 

Office of Administrative Programs 

1924 - 1976 
"Prejudices and outmoded customs act as barriers to the full 

realization of women's basic rights which should be respected 

and fostered as part of our nations nation's commitment to 

human dignity, freedom and democracy..." 

President John F. Kennedy 1961 

"We must now deal with those inequities that still linger as 

barriers to the full participation of women in our Nation's 

life. We must also support and strengthen the laws that 

prohibit discrimination based on sex." 

President Gerald R. Ford 1975 
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1790's 

1795 Sarah Waldrake and Rachael Summers were the first women 

hired by the Treasury. They were employed by the Mint 

as adjusters at 50 a clay. Their job was to weigh gold coins 

and adjust their correct weight by filing. 

1798 Two more women were hired as adjusters by the Mint. 

Their wages had been raised to 75' a day. Men received 

up to $1.20 for the same work 
1800-1860 

1827 A female nurse was employed by Revenue Cutter Service, 

which reported to the Customs Service. 

1835 Seven lady lighthouse keepers earned annual salaries 

ranging from $350 to $600. The administration of lighthouses 

was a Customs Service activity. 

1841 By this year at least two women were employed by 

the Customs Service. One, Augusta Owen, was a surveyor 

in Virginia at $156 a year. The duties of surveyor included: 

taking charge of incoming vessels that were placed in 

quarantine, supervising the shipping of cargo, and examining 

the baggage during a vessel's stay in port. 
CIVIL WAR 

1861 Helen Bennett wasthe first woman hired to workin the 

Treasury Building. Mrs.Bennettcarried out her ill husband's 

job ofcopying and recording,and received his$1600annualsalary. 

1862 FrancisE.Spinner,Treasurer ofthe United States,requested 

from Secretary ofthe Treasury SalmonP.Chasethe authority to 

hire women. Hisreason waseconomy, A womancan use 

scissors better than a man,and she will doit cheaper. I wantto 

employ womento cutthe Treasury notes." 

Thefirst woman hired to perform thatjob was MissJennie 

Douglas. Her workload that year waslightened bythe 

employmentof70more women. Spinner,the first government 

officialto employsubstantial numbersofwomen,paid them$600 

a year($50a month),one-halfto one-third thatofthe salary of 

male clerks. 

Sophia Holmes,the first black woman hired bythe 

U.S.Government,wasalso employed by Treasury. Mrs.Holmes, 

a free native ofWashington,worked asa charwomanin the 

Division ofIssue at$15a month. Shesaved the division 

$200,000 that had been mistakenly thrown away astrash. 

Asan award,GeneralSpinner promoted her to messenger at 

$600a yearsalary. Mrs.Holmesserved in that position for 

38years. She died in 1900at79. Secretary ofthe Treasury 

Lyman Gagewasamongthe notables at herfuneral. 

The Civil War created great financial demands upon 

the government. In July 1862, the nation's first income tax 

law was passed and the Bureau of Internal Revenue was 

created. The first employees included eight female clerks. 

As the war continued many more women were hired at 

low paying jobs with little status. 

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operation 

in August with two male and four female employees. 
1863 The new bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 

hired women to examine notes, which were believed to be 

counterfeit, redeemed by national banks. This section later 

became part of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 

1864 Engraving and Printing's work force consisted of 237 males 

and 288 females. Women cut and trimmed notes and 

examined printed bills for imperfections. Mrs. Willard A. 

Leonard, hired by the Treasurer as the chief counterfeit 

detector, won a nation-wide reputation. Referred to by the 

press as "The Female Sherlock Holmes," she gained fame 

as the most remarkable woman in government. In 41 years 

she never made an error. 

The law of March 14, 1864 is the first known 

statutory recognition or reference to the employment of 

women. The Appropriation Act of 1864 authorized the 

employment of females in four clerical classes at salaries not 

to exceed $600. 

1865 The new bureau, Secret Service, filled some of their 

clerical positions with women. 

Treasury hired Mrs. Helen L. McLean Kimball, 

who a decade later began a 20-year career as the Treasury's 

first woman librarian. During this time she built up a 

valued collection. 

LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY 

1866 The Appropriations Act raised the salary of female clerks 

and counters in the government to $900 a year. 

1867 Five female customs inspectors worked at the New York 

Customshouse for $3 a day, a dollar less than their male 

counterparts. 

The number of women employed in the Treasury reached 454. 

1870 Mary Walker, daughter of former Secretary of the Treasury 

Robert J. Walker, hired as a clerk in the Internal Revenue 

Bureau. 

Heads of government departments were authorized to 

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appoint female clerks foundcompetent and worthy 

to any of the grades of clerkship with the compensation 

belonging to that class. This law influenced the employment 

of women in the federal government for 92 years. Ironically 

this law was interpreted as giving appointing officers the 

unrestricted right to consider men or women only in making 

appointments. 

Information to Congress showed that women receiving lower 

salaries outperformed men. 

1871 Women employees in Treasury numbered 677; 23 were 

making $1,200 or more a year, three received $1,400. 

Treasury female employees included 56 lighthouse or beacon 

keepers. 

General Spinner paid tribute to women clerics' proficiency as rapid 

and accurate counter, restorers of mutilated currency, 

counterfeit detectors, and correspondents. 
After the great Chicago fire, six women in the Treasurer's office 

pieced together and identified with extraordinary patience and care the 

charred remains of 100 cases of money,bonds, certificates, 

and Internal Revenue and postage stamps. 

1872 After the fire in Boston, the six women again identified and salvaged 

burned currency and securities. These women were: M.J. Patterson, 

supervisor; Katherine Davis, Louise Shriner, Agnes Wright, 

Frances Powers, and a Miss Pearl. 

1875 Mrs. Mary Rachael Donelson Wilcox was hired at the personal 

request of President Grant. Mrs. Wilcox, daughter of Andrew 

Jac6on's adopted son, was born in the White House. A linguist, 

she made an excellent record in the Department. 

1870's The daughters of Chief Justice Taney were also employed in 

the Treasury. 

1880 Women employees in Treasuly numbered 1,060. 

1883 The Civil Service Act established the merit system. 

Women were encouraged to compete on the same basis as 

men. A Vassar graduate, Mary Frances Hoyt, made the 

highest score on the first examination in 1883 and received 

the second appointment under the new system. She was 

hired as a $900-a-year clerk in Treasury's Bank Redemption 

Agency. The Civil Service Act aid not, however, end the 

men or women only interpretation of the 1870 act. But, 

the merit system did end the pressure on top Treasury 

officials to hire the female friends of the politically influential. 

1887 A few women were appointed to positions of Deputy 

Collector-and-Inspector of Customs at a salary of $1,000 

a year. 

1898 Women remained in low paying clerical jobs in IRS and, 

during the last summers of the 19th century, worked under 

extremely adverse conditions. 
1900 - 1919 

1900 At the turn of the century, women were operating coin 

presses in the Bureau of the Mint. 

At the same time women were working as cashiers, clerks, 

stenographers, "typewriters" and inspectresses for the 

Customs Service. 

1909 Mrs. Gertrude McNally Steward was a prime initiator of 

the regular meetings of the Women's Union, Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing. Mrs. Steward was largely 

responsible for•the organization of the union and its 

remarkable development as a service institution offering a 

hospital guild, insurance and other benefits. In 1918 the 

union affiliated with the National Federation of Federal 

Employees. 

1910 In the early years of the century, Margaret V. Kelly held an 

important position in the office of the Director of the Mint 

and drew one of the largest salaries paid to a woman by the 

government. Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh 

designated her Acting Director of the Mint in the absence 

of the bureau's two top officials. 

1917 - 1919 

As the number of registered accounts increased at a 

tremendous rate, women were recruited in large numbers by 

the Bureau of Public Debt to handle the workload of the 

prompt payment of dividends. 

1918 Substantial change occurred in the status of women at IRS. 

The Bureau proposed training and recruiting women for jobs 

previously done exclusively by men. Clerks and junior 

employees were trained for professional positions. 
1919 The Bureau of Accounts and Deposits was created and 

women were employed in professional positions. 

Eva Adams was the first woman chemist hired by 

the Customs Service. She worked in San Francisco. 

Civil Service Commission opened all Civil Service 

examinations to both sexes. 

Julia Hanna Rorer wasthe first woman employee ofthelegal 

officesoftheInternalRevenue Service. Sheheld the 

position ofclerk. 

1920's 

1920 Adelia Stewart, first woman named Assistant Chief,Examining 

Division,Comptroller ofthe Currency. 

Manywomen worked as clerics when Alcohol,Tobacco and 

Firearms'units were still part ofIRS. 

Bella Kahn becamethe first woman chemistin the New York 

Customslaboratory which analyzed prohibited narcotics. 

Ms.Kahn,an expertin opium,hashish,and cocaine cases, 

also testified in federalcourt. 

1921 Adelia Stewart was the first woman commissioned a National 

Bank Examinerin the Office ofthe Comptroller of the Currency. 

1922 Delphine Green was the third womanchemist hired bythe 

Customs Service Boston Laboratory. 

1923 Classification Actestablished the conceptof"equalpayfor equal 

work' irrespective ofsex in thefederalservice. Whilethe 1870act 

had merely authorized equal pay,the newlaw madethe concepta 

requirement. 
Mary M.O'Reilly, the Mint's first professional woman, 

began a 3-year career as the first Assistant Director of the 

Mint. In 1933 she was considered for the post of Director. 

MabelG.Reinecke,wasappointed Collector ofInternal Revenue 

in Chicago. Apolitical appointment,she wasthe first womanin 

IRSto achieve high status. Mrs.Reineckeserved during an 

extremely difficulttime -- the era ofbootleggers and gangs. 

1925 AnnieH.Martinserved for three years asAssayer-in-Charge, 

Carson City Assay Office. 

AnnabelMatthews,a career civil servant who began asa clerk,was 

appointed an attorney in the Office ofthe Solicitor,IRS. Within 

ten years,six other women attorneys were hired bythe Treasury's 

legal divisions. 

1926 Adelia Stewart was the first woman promoted to Chiefofthe 

Examining Division,Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency. 

First woman promoted to Superintendent,PersonnelOffice, 

Engraving andPrinting. 

1927 First woman promoted to Forewoman,Offset Printing,Examining 

Unit,Engraving andPrinting. 

AnnabelMatthewsofIRSwasappointed bythe Secretary ofthe 

Treasuryto representthe U.S.atthe League of Nations 

InternationalConference on DoubleTaxation. Later on 

Ms.Matthewsbecame a memberofthe U.S.Board ofTax 

Appeals. 

1928 Bessie F.Kelly was appointed tothe Field AuditReview Division, 

a position similarto today'sRevenue Agent'swork. 

1929 Susannah B.Blandy wasnamed Chiefofthe Research Subsection 

inthe Statistical Section,Clearing Division,IRS. 
1930's 

1930 MargaretEllis wasappointed thefirst womancustomsexaminerin 

the U.S.She appraised clothesandfabrics. 

1933 Nellie Tayloe Ross,former Governor ofWyoming,thefirst woman 

governorin the U.S.,began a20-yearterm asthefirst woman 

Director ofthe Mint. Mrs.Rosshasserved thelongestterm as 

Director. 

1930's Bessie Mowbray becameaDeputy Collector(Revenue Officer)in 

Colorado atatime whenfew women were hired asfield Revenue 

Officers. 

MaryK.Reed,one ofthe firstlady tax analysts,washired. 

Womenfirst appointed to responsible positionsin the Bureau of 

PublicDebtastechniciansand supervisors ofsecurities 

examination,claims,and correspondence. 

1934 Marion G.Bannister wasappointed to along and distinguished 

career as AssistantTreasurer ofthe United States. She retired in 

1951. 

The I14-year old legal office ofthe Treasury,knownfor a century 

asthe Office ofthe Solicitor,wasreorganized and renamedthe 

Office ofthe GeneralCouncil. Within a month oftaking office in 

1934,Treasury'sfirst GeneralCounselappointed three women 

lawyersto the staff. They were Teresea S.Campise,Sienna 

Delahunt,and Evelyn E.West. 

Attorney General interpreted the law of 1870 as giving federal 

agencies the option of requesting men only or women only to 

fill civil service positions. Equal opportunity in the federal 

service was given a severe setback by this opinion, made 14 

years after the 19th amendment gave women the rights of full 

citizenship. 
1935 Josephine Roche wasappointedthefirst woman AssistantSecretary 

oftheTreasury byPresidentRoosevelt. MissRoche proved to bea 

dynamicofficial during her eight yearsin office. 

Gabrielle E.Forbush organized andserved for 15 years asthe Chief 

ofthe CorrespondenceDivision,Office ofthe Secretary. She had 

previously been an editor,author,andsecretarial aideto President 

Franklin Roosevelt. 

1936 Isabella Stevenson Diamond becamethefifth womanlibrarian. 

• Sheorganized the present modernsystem that woncommendation 

from eminentlibrarians and educators. 

MaryElizabeth Switzer established,with the approvalof 

Secretaries Mellon and Mills,a departmentaldaily editorial and 

public opinion service for the Office ofthe Secretary. 

1937 Helen H.Esgate waspromoted to Division Chief,Tariff 

Classifications Division,the first womanto head a 

major office at Customsheadquarters. 

1938 Anita Wells,an economist,washired asthe first professional 

womanin the newly established office ofTax Analysis. 
 

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1940's 

1940 TheBureau ofAccountswasorganized and professional women 

were hired bythe new division. 

Marie Beardsley becamethe firstfemale head ofthe Customs 

Quota Unit. Sheserved 14years. 

CivilService Commission urged agenciesto utilize womenin 

occupationsin whichfew or no women had normally been engaged 

and urged the provision oftraining facilities for them. 

1941-1942 

U.S.SavingsBondsDivision wascreated and women were offered 

positionsofresponsibility such asassistantto the Director of 

Advertising and Promotion,Director ofWomen'sActivities, 

MarketAnalyst,and professionalfield positions. 

ANational Women'sDivision comprised ofprofessionaland 

laboring womenand homemakerswasestablished bythe Savings 

BondsDivision volunteering to sell SeriesEBonds. 

Withthe outbreak of World War II andissuance ofthe war 

bonds,the Bureau ofPublicDebthired thousandsofwomento 

meetthe workload. Womenhave comprised alarge percentage 

ofworkforce ever since. 

Woman appointed as Financial Assistantto the Commissioner 

ofPublicDebt. 

Womenpromoted toSuperintendent,Examining Division, 

Engraving andPrinting. 

Daisy U.Holder becamefirst woman Customsguard on an 

international bridge atElPaso,Texas. 
1940's Womenwere desperately needed byIRSto maintain theService as 

many maleemployees wentto war. Ofthe 24,000temporary 

appointments,16,000 remained as permanentemployees. 

First professionalwomen,attorneys,were hired bythe Bureau of 

PublicDebt. 

1943 Large numbersofwomen hired for first time atEngraving and 

Printing. Manyofthem volunteered for assignmentsnormally 

performed by men. 

Forthefirst timethe CustomsService hired two womenlawyers, 

Teresa Campise and MargaretCoates,in the Chief 

Counsel's Office. Theirsalaries,however,lagged behind those of 

male attorneys. 

1942-1944 

Large numbersofwomen were hired for the first time to workin 

production areasofthe Mint. Manyperformed thejobsof men 

whoentered the Armed Forces. 

Mid 1940's 

Helen C.Mooreappointed AssistantSuperintendentof 

Philadelphia Mint. 

1946 EdnaL.Silber named Chiefofthe Division ofPersonnel,Customs 

Service. 

Late 1940's 

Topfemale economist broughtto Treasury'sinternational 

division. 

1949 Georgia Neese Clark appointed thefirst womanTreasurer by 

PresidentTruman. Thesix succeeding Treasurers have been 

women. 

1950s 

1952 GladysP.Morelock namedfirst womanSuperintendentofthe 

Denver Mint. Sincethen,allsucceedingsuperintendents have 

been women. 

Early I950's 

Thefirst professionalfemale accountantswere hired bythe 

Bureau ofPublicDebt. 

1953 MaryHazelCrawford began a I7-year career asthe Bureau of 

PublicDebt'sfirst woman chiefofaregionallegalstaff. 

Ms.Crawford served in Chicago. 

RaeV.Biester began eight-yearterm asfirst womanSuperintendent 

ofthe nation's oldest mintin Philadelphia. 

1954 First womanappointed to the mid-managementposition ofHead, 

Employee RelationsBranch,Bureau ofEngraving andPrinting. 

1955 First woman named Head ofEngraving andPrinting's Wageand 

Classification Branch. 

1950's First woman promoted to a mid-management(GS-13)position in 

SavingsBonds. 

Myrtice G.Pomeroy became Custom'sfirst publicinformation 

specialist. 

Catherine Campbellwasappointed thefirst womanTreasury 

Assistant Attache,Office ofthe AssistantSecretaryfor 

International Affairs,then known asthe Office ofInternational 

Finance. Ms.Campbellwasassigned to London. 

1958 First woman promoted to a mid-managementposition(GS-12)in 

the Bureau ofAccounts. 
First woman promoted tothe head ofthe NoteProcessingBranch, 

Bureau ofEngravingandPrinting. 

1959 Irene Feagin Scottwasthefirst womanin IRS'Chief Counsel's Office 

to be promoted to GS-15 . Mrs.Scott waslater appointed a 

Judgeofthe U.S.Tax Court. 
1960s 

1960's First womanInspector washired in the Bureau ofAlcohol,Tobacco 

and Firearmsopening upthefield to others. 

Secret Servicefirst opened to women occupations more diverse than 

those previously available. 

1961 Margaret W.Schwartz was the first career woman promoted 

to supergrade in Treasury history. Mrs. Schwartz was the 

Director, Foreign Assets Control Office. 

SavingsBonds Division appointed the first womanto the postof 

State Director. 

Eva Adamsappointed second womanDirector ofthe Mi 

First Executive Administrative Assistant,a mid-management 

position,in the new CongressionalRelations Office washeld by a 

woman. 

1962 In alandmark decision,the Attorney Generalreversed the ruling 

that,undertheinterpretation ofthe 1870law,jobs were male or 

female only. TheCivil Service Commission revised regulationsto 

require that all appointments be maderegardless ofsex,exceptlaw 

enforcement positionsrequiring use offirearms,thuslimiting 

Treasury hiring practices. 

1963 Reportofthe two-year Presidential Commission on the Status 

ofWomenwasissued. Therecommendationswereimplemented, 

in part,bythe creation ofanInterdepartmentalCommitteeonthe 

StatusofWomen,chaired bytheSecretary ofLabor. 

1964 TheCivil RightsAct,Title VII held thatit"shall bethe policy of 

the United Statestoinsure equalemployment opportunitiesfor 

Federal employeeswithoutdiscrimination because of...sex..." 
Marguerite Bean washired asthe first womanlawyerin the Office 

ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency. MissBean'scareer wasasa 

Representativein Trust,an examiner ofthe trust departmentof 

banks. Thisposition usually requires alegal background. 

1965 1870law repealed. 

Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon appointed the 

Department's first Advisory Committee of the Status of 

Women in Treasury. The Committee, chaired by 

Dr.Margaret W.Schwartz, Director, Office of Foreign 

Assets Control, conducted the first survey of women's status 

in the Treasury. 

Second woman NationalBank Examiner hired by the Comptroller 

ofthe Currency. Additionalfemale examiners were hired in the 

following years. 

Charlotte Tuttle Lloyd wasTreasury'sfirst and to date only woman 

Assistant GeneralCounsel. Mrs.Lloyd wasappointed by 

PresidentJohnson to the G5-17position and became one ofthe 

few womento achieve supergradestatusin the Department. Less 

than one percent ofthe womenin governmentare in the 

supergrades, GS-16 - GS-18. 

1966 Thefirst woman professional,a Personnel ManagementAssistant, 

washired by the Bureau ofEngraving and Printing. 

Mary E.Taylor became first woman to be namedto the 

prestigiousIRSExecutive DevelopmentProgram. 

MaryE.Taylor was the first womaninIRShistory to achieve the 

rank ofAssistant District Director. 

1967-1968 

The Civil Service published agency guidelines implementing the Federal Women's Program. 
1968 Customs employed 55 inspectresses in the Service. 

1969 First woman Assistant Superintendent, Examining Division, 

named in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs 

(OASIA),in a breakthrough in personnel policy, began hiring 

qualified professional women for training as Assistant and 

Financial Attaches, and economists to research international 

monetary issues. 

Mary Brooks was the third woman named Director of the 

Mint. 

President creates Task Force on Women's Rights and 

Responsibilities. 

Federal Women's Program integrated into the Equal 

Employment Opportunity(EEO)Program by Executive Order. 

1970s 

1970 Bureau of Government Financial Operations promoted 

its first woman to a position at the GS-15 level. 

OASIA began to hire more women at mid-level positions. 

Customs decided that women could handle full range of cargo 

and baggage inspection duties and abolished the title 

Inspectress. Henceforth, both men and women would be 

known as Inspectors. 

Customs appointed the youngest person ever to head a 

division and that person was a woman. Kathryn C.Peterson 

was appointed the first woman director of the Division of 

Regulations. Three years later she was named Assistant to 

the Commissioner for Regulations and Rulings. 

Miss Alice Ohanian named the first woman Deputy Chief 

Disbursing Officer, Bureau of Government Financial 

Operations. 

1971 In an important ruling, the Civil Service Commission 

permitted women to hold law enforcement posts requiring the 

use of firearms. This decision opened up many Treasury jobs 

to women. 

Customs became the first Treasury Bureau to take advantage 

of that ruling and hired the first women sky marshals. One 

was Bonni Tischler, now the Bureau's Acting Federal 

Women's Coordinator. 

Customs continued its advanced hiring policies and becomes 

the first Treasury agency to hire women as gun-bearing special 

agents. Commissioner of Customs, Myles J. Ambrose, 

named the first five agents chosen from applicants within 

Customs: Susan Gail Rowley, Geraldine R. Baker, Sara E. 

Durant, Phyllis Ann Barrett, and Janet Ingram. 
Secret Service hired five women as Special Agents, the first 

such appointments in the 106-year history of the Service. 

Customs appointed Marlene Schuler as its first Patrol Officer 

in New York. Her work includes surveillance and ship 

searches. Recently she joined the bureau's newly formed 

scuba diving team. 

Secret Service promoted its first woman to a mid-level(GS-13) 

position as Supervisory Administrative Specialist 

(Internal Security). 

1972 Civil Rights Act, Title VII, was amended to grant employees 

the right to sue federal agencies on grounds of discrimination 

in federal employment and to give the Civil Service 

enforcement powers. 

Final Congressional approval of the EqualRights Amendment 

to the U.S. Constitution was sent to the states for ratification. 

Engraving and Printing named its first woman Head of the 

General Accounts Branch. 

Customs appointed its first woman operations officer, Ravel 

Lutz, to the Inspection and Control Division. 

Mrs. Teresa Campise was appointed the first woman 

Assistant Chief Counsel of the U.S. Customs Service. The 

honor came some months before Mrs. Campise retired after 

38 years with the Department. 

Gertrude Mangan named the first woman Director, Financing 

Staff Bureau of Government Financial Operations. 

1973 Carolyn K. Buttolph became the first woman to be named a 

District Director of the Internal Revenue Service. 

Mrs. Buttolph, a career government official, is assigned to the 

Burlington, Vermont office. 
Engraving and Printing appointed the first woman to head 

the Procurement Branch. 

Dolores Morgan was named the first woman Special Assistant 

to the Commissioner, Bureau of Government Financial 

Operations management. The position carries a high mid- grade. 

ATF hired ;its first female Special Agents. 

The Office of Legislative Affairs hired the first woman for the 

position of Staff Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary for 

Congressional Relations. 

Office of Revenue Sharing was established and professional 

women were hired. Three of its eight division managers are 

women,two of whom are GS-35. 

OASIA hired a large number of professional women,such as 

economists and statisticians, at senior levels. 

First woman appointed Head of the Office Services Branch,

/17/ Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 

Francine I. Neff, 7th woman Treasurer of the United States, 

was appointed the first woman National Director of the 

U.S. Savings Bonds Division. 

Phoebe Matthews named the first woman Regional Counsel, 

Comptroller of the Currency. Miss Matthews is now assigned 

to Philadelphia. 

1975 Comptroller of the Currency issued comments on proposed 

Equal Credit Opportunity Regulation to the Federal Reserve 

Board. 
Joyce Barbie was named the first woman Deputy Director,

Division of Government Accounts and Reports, Bureau of

Government Financial Operations. 

Secret Service employed 16 women agents who receive the

same training and assignments as men. Secret Service has II

women officers assigned to the Executive Protective Service. 

Women in the Savings Bonds Division now serve in every

position of field and headquarters operations. 

First woman named as Chief, Office of Securities Processing, Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 

Patricia A. Metzer appointed to a supergrade position of

IRS' Associate Tax Legislative Counsel. She is the second

woman to work in the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel

which is responsible for developing amendments to the

Internal Revenue Code. 

MaryRose Riley became the first supervisory Customs Patrol

Officer,Customs Service. 

Sue Steiner was named Treasury's first woman Treasury

Financial Attache, and is now assigned to New Delhi, India. 

Treasury appointed a woman, Abby Gilbert, Bicentennial

Coordinator. 

Anita Alpern was appointed the first woman GS-18 in

Treasury history upon being named Assistant Commissioner for Planning and Research, Internal Revenue Service. Miss Alpern is one of eight women holding the highest career level position in the Federal Government. 
Compiled and written by: Abby L. Gilbert, Bicentennial Coordinator 

Researched and Prepared by: 

Alcohol,Tobacco and Firearms: Betsy Moyer 

Comptroller of the Currency: Connie Kneip, Maggie Kane 

Engraving and Printing: Leona J. Rumsey 

Government Financial Operations: Tom Williams, Jr. 

Internal Revenue Service: Diane Nesley, Elaine Green 

Mint: Margaret Linzel Walker 

Office of the Secretary,Federal Women's Coordinator: Mary Jo Binder 

Office of the Secretary, General Counsel: Rowena K.Tambellini 

Office of the Secretary,International Tax Staff: Marcia D.Field 

Office of the Secretary, Legislative Affairs: Pam Sullivan 

Office of the Secretary, OASIA: Elsie M.Corro, Ray K.Furst 

Office of the Secretary,Planning and Evaluation: Karen L. Griffin 

Public Debt: Marguerite B. Goetz, Woody Durham,Terry Tucker 

Revenue Sharing: Priscilla Crane 

Secret Service: Jennie Maupin 

Treasurer: Bobbie Bagley, Abby L. Gilbert 

U.S. Customs Service: Christine F.Ligoske 

U.S.Savings Bonds Division: Robert E.Harper,Stephen Meyerhardt 

Editing: Amy Millin 

Composition and Design: Lyn Staples 

Composition Assistance: Nancy El Dieahy 

Typesetting: Joan Moher 

December 1975