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Finding Aid to the Union W.A.G.E. Pamphlet collection
larc.pam.0006  
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Description
The Union W.A.G.E. Pamphlet collection contains 200 items with a large focus on equity for women. Subjects include workers rights, women's liberation, feminism, child care, internationalism, anti-imperialism, and safe working conditions.
Background
Union WAGE (Women's Alliance to Gain Equality) was founded on International Women's Day, March 8, 1971, at an educational conference sponsored by the National Organization for Women (NOW), at the University of California, Berkeley. Union WAGE was a politically non-partisan, non-profit organization for "working women" which included housewives, unemployed, retired, and welfare women. The organization's purpose was to achieve "equal rights, equal pay, and equal opportunity" for working women.
Extent
5 Cubic Feet (10 boxes)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research.