| Title: |
Reminiscences of Millicent Fenwick
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A158
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Childhood in Bernardsville, New Jersey; early education; description of travels in Spain and in South America; career at VOGUE magazine; beginnings in politics at the local level; involvement with the Civil Rights movement: discussion of racial discrimination in housing, employment, and in unions; involvement with commissions on human and civil rights; belief that a sense of injustice breeds violence; descriptions of her district; discussion of organizations that misinform the public; comments on motives of peace groups; views on various foreign policy issues, communism, and military spending; aspects of being a woman in politics; attitudes toward political appointments, campaign spending, and special interest comments on the 1980 elections and the Carter and Reagan administrations; thoughts on ethics in government.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 546 leaves, Tape: 14 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1981 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Fenwick, Millicent, 1910-1992
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1910
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| Speaker occupation: |
Congresswoman
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| Age at speaking: |
71
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| Document date: |
1981
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| Interviewer: |
Jessup, Frederick Peterson
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Congress. House of Representatives
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| Locations discussed: |
New Jersey; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights--United States; Legislators--United States; New Jersey; New Jersey--Politics and government; North America; Oral history; Presidents--United States--Election--1980; U.S. Congress. House of Representatives; United States; United States--Foreign relations--1945-; United States--Politics and government--1945-; Women in politics
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Fenwick, Millicent, 1910-1992
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0017475-12918
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