Susan A. Millen papers

Susan A. Millen:

A Guide to Her Papers at Georgia State University Library

Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Special Collections and Archives
100 Decatur St., SE
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
404-413-2880
Fax: 404-413-2881
archives@gsu.edu

1997

Organization of the Papers

Scope and Content of the Papers

The collection is organized to reflect Millen’s activities with the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC), the Georgia Women’s Political Caucus (GWPC), and the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) from 1980-1988. The NWPC material focuses on two national conferences, “Showcase ‘85" and “Targeting America’s Future” (1987), and includes information packets, invitations and mailings, and conference T-shirts. Photographs in the NWPC material document a Super Saturday Meeting in Atlanta, and the Democratic National Convention (Atlanta 1988) and depict Pat Schroeder, Ann Richards, Mary Davis, and others. The GWPC section consists of organizational and political information, information on “Georgia Women and the Law” conferences (1986; 1987) and “Women’s History Month,” address lists, photographs, and a videotape entitled “Women Make A Difference: Georgia Women in Politics.” This 1986 video includes appearances by Georgia politicians Georganna Sinkfield and Eleanor Richardson, and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young. The narrator is television reporter Monica Kaufman who focuses on women politicians and the history of women’s suffrage in Georgia. The CLUW material includes organizational information, an undated photograph of the real “Norma Rae” (Crystal Lee Sutton), and information on “International Women’s Day” (1983; 1985). Completing the collection are copies of the ERA Quilt postcard, political buttons, unidentified photographs and videotapes featuring various women’s issues; some personal correspondence, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, and student research on Millen, which includes an interview transcript.

Biography of Susan Ann Millen

Susan Ann Millen, activist, journalist, and producer, was born in Aurora, Illinois in1951. She attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (journalism; BS, 1972), and Columbia College in Chicago (photography; BFA, 1978), after which she moved to Atlanta. Millen has been an editor (Journal of Labor, 1979-1985), journalist, photographer, public relations specialist and communications consultant as well as a special education teacher and has been very active in organizations involving women’s politics. She was president of the Georgia chapter and a board member of the National Woman’s Party (1981-1984), an organizing member and first vice-president of the Atlanta chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (1983-1985), and an officer of the Georgia Women’s Political Caucus (1986-1990). In addition, she coordinated a Political Skills Workshop (1987) and the Georgia Women and the Law Conference (1987) for the GWPC, produced a GWPC television series on Prime Cable that began in 1987, was a National Women’s Political Caucus officer (1989), and was a board member of ERA Georgia, Inc. and editor of its newsletter. Millen continues to be a community activist and teaches at Tucker High School in Dekalb County, Georgia. In 2004, she and her class were selected as an AT&T CARES Youth Service Action Award.

Index Terms

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Administrative Information

Citation

[item], [folder title], Susan A. Millen papers, W011, Donna Novak Coles Georgia Women's Movement Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Sue Millen, June 1996; 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by E. Lee Elzroth, 1997.

Related Material

Related materials in this repository: An oral history recorded on July 7 and 9, 1999, forms part of the Georgia Women's Movement collection (MSS# W008).

Separated Material

Separated material: During processing, printed material was separated to the Women's Printed Collection. See List of Separated Material following Detailed Description of the Collection.