Wisconsin Women's Legislative Council Records, 1919-1967
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Summary Information

Title: Wisconsin Women's Legislative Council Records
Inclusive Dates: 1919-1967

Creator:
  • Wisconsin Women's Legislative Council
Call Number: Mss 502

Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Records of the Wisconsin Women's Legislative Council, the first women's organization in the United States to promote the passage of beneficial legislation and to serve as a clearinghouse for legislative information. The collection includes organizational records, correspondence, bulletins, minutes, membership lists, and financial records. Topics of interest to the group included food legislation, adoption of children, and the progress of other legislation. Included are the papers of Elizabeth M. Nelson, 1950 president of the WWLC and officer in the Wisconsin Home Economics Association, who was active in the promotion of legislation concerning food additives and labeling. Also included is a small amount of material dealing with the National Council on State Legislation, and correspondence with Governor Walter Kohler.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00502
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