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English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Women At Work records
creator:
Women at Work (Organization : Pasadena, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: 0417
Physical Description:
27.81 Linear Feet
40 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1978-2014
Abstract: The Women at Work records, 1978-2014, document the founding, and programmatic and fundraising activities of this social service
non-profit agency. Women at Work was founded in 1979 as the Women's Public Policy Research Center (WPRCC) to study issues
surrounding women in the labor force. In 1980, the name was changed to "Women at Work". The founding members, Barbara Burke,
Marge Leighton, and Betty Ann Jansson, served as co-executive directors of the organization, which is headquartered in Pasadena.
The organization's mission is to empower women by helping them reach their full employment and earnings potential.
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Women at Work was founded in 1979 as the Women's Public Policy Research Center (WPRCC) to study issues surrounding women in
the labor force. In 1980, the name was changed to "Women at Work". The founding members, Barbara Burke, Marge Leighton,
and Betty Ann Jansson, served as co-executive directors of the organization, which is headquartered in Pasadena. The organization's
mission is to empower women by helping them reach their full employment and earnings potential. With the economic downturn
in 2008, WAW also began providing services for men. Today, their concentration is helping women search for careers using
the online environment and helping women over 50 find employment, in addition to assistance in finding careers in non-traditional
fields of employment.
The Women at Work records consist of reports, meeting minutes and agendas, memorandums, correspondence, publications, brochures,
newsletters, clippings, financial records, and printed ephemera, 1978-2014, detailing the programmatic and fundraising activities
of this social service non-profit agency.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
The use of archival materials for on-site research does not constitute permission from the California Social Welfare Archives
to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archives, and the researcher is instructed
to obtain permission to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections from the copyright holder.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Women at Work records, Collection no. 0471, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
The Women at Work records consists of three accessions--two from Betty Ann Jansson and one from Marge Leighton. Ms. Leighton's
files have been segregated from the bulk of the records in order to maintain their original order; as a result there is duplication,
primarily with regard to Board of Directors meetings. Ms. Leighton's files contain many handwritten notes, and thus provide
additional context to the bulk of the records.
The records are organized into 11 series: 1. Board records; 2. Marge Leighton papers; 3. Projects; 4. Funding requests; 5.
Publications; 6. Working files; 7. Events; 8. Social Services Information File; 9. Press; 10. Financial records; 11. Realia
Within each series, records are generally arranged either chronologically or alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Betty Ann Jansson.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Social service -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Women -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources
Women -- Economic conditions -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Women -- Employment -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Women -- Services for -- California -- Archival resources
Annual reports
Clippings
Brochures
Correspondence
Memorandums
Newsletters
Printed ephemera
Publications
Realia
Reports
Women at Work (Organization : Pasadena, Calif.)
Women at Work (Organization : Pasadena, Calif.) -- Archives