Office for Women's Rights Enforcement Unit Records
Scope and Contents note
Monthly reports, case logbooks, policies, and correspondence relating to OWR's monitoring and enforcement of City ordinances pertaining to sexual discrimination. This function was consolidated with the Human Rights Department in 1980.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-1978
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Office for Women's Rights was originally established in 1970 as the Women's Division of the Office of Human Resources in the Executive Department. Its mission was the promotion of equality for women in Seattle and the monitoring and enforcement of ordinances relating to equal employment and housing, and to provide staffing to the Seattle Women's Commission. In 1980, OWR was reorganized and its enforcement function was transferred to the Human Rights Department. OWR then assumed a broader role in advocacy, education and outreach, and policy development regarding women's issues. In 1997, OWR was abolished and its functions were incorporated into the Office of Civil Rights.
Full Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement note
Arranged alphabetically in two subseries.
Location of Records
SMA
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights (Organization)
- Seattle Women's Commission (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Enforcement Unit Records 1973-1978
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository