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Title |
Emory University ID [identification card], circa 1980s |
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Identifier |
W044_artifacts_001 |
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Decade |
1980s |
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Creator |
Emory University |
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Description |
Issued to Laura J. Moriarty. |
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Scope note |
The Laura J. Moriarty Papers, circa 1978-1994 consists of materials relating to her involvement with various organizations, including the Abigails (a group of DeKalb County,Georgia school board members, commissioners, legislators and local citizens interested in promoting women), the Democratic Party, the League of Women Voters, the Atlanta Regional Commission, the National Issues Forum and the National Commission on Social Security. Also included are three scrapbooks (dismantled for preservation purposes) of photographs and news clippings regarding her involvement with these organizations, and various artifacts, including pinback buttons and awards. |
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Biographical or historical note |
Laura J. Moriarty has a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia and as of 2001 was employed as a Business Analyst for the Information Technology Division of Emory University. She was also editor and manager of Emory's"Publication on Information Technology at Emory University", a prize-winning higher education IT journal for educators. Moriarty has been very active in community and civic affairs for several years. Between 1981 and 1984, she served as president, League of Women Voters of Georgia and then lobbyist and portfolio lead on ethics; second vice president of Economic Opportunity Authority of DeKalb County; and vice president of Soroptimist International of Atlanta. She also cofounded the Dekalb Network for Women along with Roberta Malavenda and Gretta Dewald. Moriarty was chair of the Community Services and Development Advisory Council of the Atlanta Regional Commission, 1983-1985, and of the Elected and Appointed Women in DeKalb County, 1985-1986. Appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia to the Commission on Gender Bias, Moriarty served 1989-1993, and co-authored the chapter on Judicial Ethics in the final report, which was reprinted in the Georgia Law Review. |
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Language |
English |
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Subject (names) |
Emory University
Moriarty, Laura J., 1945- |
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Location depicted |
Atlanta (Ga.)
DeKalb County (Ga.) |
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Collection |
Laura J. Moriarty papers |
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Curatorial area |
Donna Novak Coles Georgia Women's Movement Archives |
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Digital publisher |
Georgia State University Library |
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Finding aid |
http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/findingaids/id/1802 |
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Rights information |
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
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Citation |
W044_artifacts_001, Laura J. Moriarty papers, Donna Novak Coles Georgia Women's Movement Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University. |
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Source format |
information artifacts
identity cards |
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Format |
image/jp2 |
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Type |
Image |
Donna Novak Coles Georgia Women's Movement Archives
