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Title |
Mondale Ferraro [button], 1984 |
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Identifier |
W024_artifacts_001_082 |
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Date of original |
1984 |
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Decade |
1980s |
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Scope note |
The Linda Hallenborg Kurtz Papers, 1979-1995 document her involvement with the Georgia Women's Political Caucus (GWPC) and the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC). Of note are two artifacts given to Linda Kurtz: a Doonesbury cartoon [10"" x 19"" framed]inscribed to Kurtz by cartoonist Gary Trudeau, February 7, 1985, and a china plate [10 1/2""diameter] designed by Set Charles Momijian and signed by four first ladies. The plate was presented to participants of the February 1988 conference Women and the Constitution --A Bicentennial Perspective, held in Atlanta, Georgia and sponsored by Georgia State University and the Jimmy Carter Library. Kurtz served on the conference's Executive Committee and lead a panel discussion entitled Putting Women in the Constitution: The Future of the ERA. |
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Biographical or historical note |
Linda Hallenborg Kurtz, known as Linda Hallenborg during her years in Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., was born in 1948 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. She was a political and feminist activist and worked as a lobbyist, administrator, consultant and educator. She was the founder and chair of the Georgia Women's Political Caucus (GWPC), an officer of the ERA GA, Inc., vice chair and member of the board of directors of the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) and director of governmental affairs for Planned Parenthood of the Atlanta Area. Educated at Brandeis University (B.A., 1969) and the University of Pittsburg (M.A., 1973, A.B.D., 1977), she has been a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh, Georgia State University and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change. Kurtz has also been the president of her own consulting firm, a political strategist and a campaign consultant. |
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Language |
English |
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Subject |
Presidents--Election |
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Subject (names) |
Mondale, Walter F., 1928-
Ferraro, Geraldine |
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Collection |
Linda Hallenborg Kurtz 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/176 |
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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 |
W024_artifacts_001_082, Linda Hallenborg Kurtz papers, Donna Novak Coles Georgia Women's Movement Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University. |
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Source format |
information artifacts
buttons (information artifacts) |
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Format |
image/jp2 |
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Type |
Image |
