Anne B. Turpeau papers
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20000
Subjects: International Women's Decade, 1976-1985; International cooperation; Housing; D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee; United States. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development, and Peace, 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark; Community development; African American women; Black Women's Agenda; Civil rights; National Women's Conference; District of Columbia. Commission for Women; Women; Urban renewal; Washington Women's Forum; United States; Occupational training; Washington Urban League; National Council of Negro Women; Crime prevention; Women's rights; Organization of Black Activist Women; Public utilities; District of Columbia; Societies and clubs
Description: Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, studies, reports, project proposals, organizational minutes and agenda, conference and committee records, legal documents, appointment calendars and notebooks, biographical records, Brock and Turpeau families papers, press releases and statements, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers relating to Turpeau's public service and activism on behalf of civil rights, community development, and women's rights.  Includes material pertaining primarily to her service with the Washington Urban League, Washington, D.C., (1965-1972); District of Columbia Commission for Women (1976-1979); International Women's Decade, 1976-1985; D.C. International Women's Year Coordinating Committee (1977-1978); National Women's Conference (1977); and the U.S. Delegation to the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, Copenhagen, Denmark (1980).  Also documents her work with the Black Women's Agenda, National Council of Negro Women, Organization of Black Activist Women, and Washington Women's Forum.  Topics from her years with the Washington Urban League include crime prevention, housing assistance, job training, urban renewal projects, and the legal battle over utility company deposits.
Notes: Open to research.

Gift, Anne B. Turpeau, 1986.

Social activist.

Collection material in English.

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