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American Association of University Women, Las Cruces Branch records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0290
Abstract
An organization of women who are college graduates involved in community projects, legislative lobbying actions, and social interaction study groups.
Dates:
1937 - 2019
Esther Chávez Cano collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0471
Abstract
Esther Chávez Cano founded the women’s rights advocacy group Ocho de Marzo (Eighth of March) in Ciudad Juárez in 1992. Soon after, she began organizing activist groups to work for the prosecution of murders of young women in Juárez. In 1999 Chávez founded Casa Amiga, a shelter for women who have experienced physical or sexual abuse. This collection is composed mostly of newspaper clippings chronicling violence against women in Juárez and the work of Chávez and other activists. Some records of...
Dates:
1988-2006
Frances F. Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0284
Scope and Contents
The Frances Williams Papers span the years 1960-1990, with the bulk of the collection dating to 1962-1986. The materials have been divided into thirteen series: personal, correspondence, conferences/conventions, employment issues, organizations, commissions, issues, elections, publications, miscellany, media, photographs and scrapbook. Note, the collection is arranged and described primarily at the box level.
The personal series includes biographical information which summarizes Williams'...
Dates:
1930 - 2015
League of Women Voters of Greater Las Cruces
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0495
Abstract
The League of Women Voters of Greater Las Cruces was founded in October 1967, and has since worked to register and educate voters on a variety of issues affecting Southern New Mexico. The collection contains correspondence, minutes, research, publications, and other materials generated by the League in the course of its work, spanning from its founding in 1967 through 2018.
Dates:
1967 - 2021
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