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Annual reports for the Office of Women's Rights, documenting each year's activities. The report for 1976 is missing from the series.

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Incoming and outgoing correspondence of the SWC. Arranged chronologically.

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Newsletters and brochures published by the Office for Women's Rights, the Seattle Women's Commission, and the Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays.

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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.

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Records relating to the Office's projects and issues of concern.

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Records documenting Seattle's voluntary affirmative action plan for increasing the number of women in City employment.

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The annual reports include program overviews, Affirmative Action activities, enforcement activities of the Fair Employment Practices Ordinance, and a description of the activities of the Women's Commission.

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Records (1974-1980) relating to monitoring of the Seattle Fire Department's pre-recruit training program for prospective women fire fighters.

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Minutes and agenda of a commission which addessed the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons.

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Records of a commission which addessed the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons.

Scope and Contents note Completed anonymous survey forms designed to gauge discrimination against members of the gay/lesbian community. The series consists of 1361 data forms that include demographic questions regarding age, gender, race, education, employment, residence, income, and religion. The survey also gathered information related to experiences with child rearing services, loans and credit, housing, and the work place. Several quality of life questions are included addressing how respondents cope with...

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Reports, resumes, appointments, by-laws, mailing lists, training materials, and newspaper clippings related to the Seattle Women's Commission. Topics include: Women with Disabilities, Women's Shelters, Women in the Sex Industry, Violence Against Women, Discrimination and Child Care. Also included are materials related to the nomination, appointment and administration of the Commission and its Sub-Committees.