Helwig, Jeanne
14-001

Box 1 of 5 

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1. A small roll of patriotic red, white, and blue cloth

2. Several activist pin buttons with ribbons

3. Pieces of cardboard with pin buttons attached

Box 2 of 5 

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Loose pin buttons (E.R.A support buttons and general women’s rights buttons)

Box 3 of 5 

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T-shirts from the 1970s- Themes include birth control activism, women’s rights, the E.R.A.

Box 4 of 5 

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1. The Spirit of Houston: The First National Women’s Conference Official Report (book)

2. Folder 1 of 11: Poem and Correspondence:

--Poem by Kenlee Helwig

--Correspondence between Helwig and LA State Superintendent William Dodd (1967)

--Report about gender equality in public education titled “Almost as Fairly”

--Handbook for Title IX monitoring 3/4. Folder 2 and 3 of 11: Court documents from 1977 (2 folders):

--Official documents and correspondence detailing cases trying to open up all male Jefferson Parish schools to female students

5/6. Folders 4 and 5 of 11: E.R.A. Materials:

--League of Women Voters of the United States pamphlet “In pursuit of equal rights: women in the seventies” (4)

--E.R.A. posters (3) and handout

--E.R.A. activism brochures (3)

--Articles about E.R.A.

--Articles including “E.R.A. Battle Builds Unity”

--“Helwig Speech on the E.R.A.

7. Folder 6 of 11: Equal Rights Amendment Sections 1-3 Informational handouts, brochures, correspondence 8. Folder 7 of 11: Literature about laws discriminating against women

9/10. Folders 8 and 9 of 11: Gender equality in Schools:

--Articles written by Helwig called “E.R.A. and Education,” “Artificial Segregation”

--Article about Kenlee Helwig court case

--Articles about gender equality efforts

--Correspondence concerning Jefferson Parish lawsuit

--Articles about gender equality efforts

11. Folder 10 of 11: Women’s Rights Groups:

--Distaff Nov./Dec. 1973 (feminist newspaper)

--“Are women second class citizens under Louisiana Law” handout

--Newsletter about the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana

--Articles about women’s rights activists

12. Folder 11 of 11: Information about Jeanne Helwig and Family:

--Articles about Jeanne Helwig: “Sheriff Rowley will talk to homemakers council,” “Women in Politics”

Box 5 of 5 

General note

1. This box consists of a collection of books, pamphlets, and bumper stickers, regarding the New Orleans school system, women’s rights, miscellaneous topics, and the E.R.A.

2. Folder 1 of 2: Stickers promoting the E.R.A and general gender equality activism

3. Folder 2 of 2: Brochures and handouts related to gender equality activism