Summary Information
Title: Margo House Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1973-1980
Creator: House, Margo, 1928-
Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BU; VBA 470
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (1 record center carton)
Repository: Housed at the Area Research Center, William D. McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division
Archival Locations: UW-Eau Claire McIntyre Library / Eau Claire Area Research Ctr. Abstract: Papers of Wisconsin feminist Margo House pertaining to the founding of the Eau Claire chapter of NOW; her service on the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, circa 1975-1979; the Wisconsin Feminists Project Fund, circa 1974-1977, a group which funded historical research projects and employment workshops related to women (House served as its president); and several educational programs aimed at sexism. The video is from the Governor's Commission convention of 1976.
Language: English
Search Terms/Subject Terms
- National Organization for Women. Eau Claire Chapter (Wis.)
- Wisconsin Feminists Project Fund
- Wisconsin. Governor’s Commission of the Status of Women
- Feminism—Wisconsin
- Sex discrimination against women—Wisconsin
Biography/History
Margo House was born in August 1928. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, with a B.A. in Art History in 1949. After additional schooling, House worked for the Board of Regents at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from 1965 to 1969; she also taught English there, as a faculty assistant, from 1968 to 1971. In 1977 House received her M.A. in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. During the 1970's she was active in the women's movement in Wisconsin, serving on the state board of the League of Women Voters, as president of the Wisconsin Feminists Project Fund, and as state coordinator for the National Organization for Women. House also was a member of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women until its disbanding in 1979.
Scope and Content Note
The Margo House Papers are an alphabetically-arranged subject file documenting the many issues and organizations with which she was involved. They cover the years 1973-1980, with heaviest coverage on the latter years. It was during this time that many of the organizations with which House was involved were firmly established. The collection includes material concerning educational programs, both for schools and the workplace, which were sponsored by various women's groups. These programs, some of which were eventually utilized by the State of Wisconsin, sought to oppose discrimination and sexism: Women in Wisconsin History; Attitudes, Women, and Employment; Skilled Jobs for Women; and so on. Materials dealing with the National Organization for Women deal primarily with the Eau Claire chapter, with some assorted state-level information. The collection also contains correspondence between women's groups and state and local government agencies on a wide array of issues.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information
Presented by Dr. Helen Sampson, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1982. Accession Number: M82-346
Processing Information
Processed by Andrew Murphy and Ann Hokanson, 1991.
Contents List
| Eau Claire Mss BU | Attitudes, Women, and Employment |
| Box/Folder 1/1-2 | Evaluations, 1974-1977 |
| Box/Folder 1/3 | Proposals, 1973-1975 |
| Box/Folder 1/4 | Reports, 1974-1976 |
| Box/Folder 1/5 | Staff memos, 1974-1976 |
| Box/Folder 1/6-8 | Training materials, 1974; 1976 |
| Box/Folder 1/9 | Unemployment issues, 1973-1977 |
| Box/Folder 1/10 | Miscellaneous, 1973-1976 |
| Box/Folder 1/11 | Current Issues in Women's Equality, 1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/12 | Eau Claire National Organization for Women, 1973-1976 |
| Box/Folder 1/13 | Equal Rights Amendment, 1973-1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/14 | Feminist Advocacy Network, 1979 |
| Governor's Commission on the Status of Women | |
| Box/Folder 1/15 | Clippings and financial, 1973-1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/16 | Issue positions, 1974-1978 |
| Box/Folder 1/17 | Meeting information, 1975-1978, undated |
| Eau Claire Mss BU Box/Folder 1/18 | Miscellaneous, 1975-1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/19 | Local government issues, 1975-1978 |
| Box/Folder 1/20 | Marital property reform, 1977, undated |
| Box/Folder 1/21 | National Women's Conference, 1977-1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/22 | Skilled Jobs for Women, 1975-1977 |
| Box/Folder 1/23 | Skilled Training Improvement Program, 1974-1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/24 | State government issues, 1973-1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/25 | Uncommon Lives of Common Women, correspondence and financial, 1975-1976 |
| Wisconsin Feminists Project Fund | |
| Box/Folder 1/26-27 | Correspondence, 1974-1979, undated |
| Box/Folder 1/28 | Financial, 1974-1977, undated |
| Box/Folder 1/29 | Meeting minutes, 1973-1979 |
| Box/Folder 1/30 | Membership and organizational materials |
| Box/Folder 1/31 | Wisconsin Women's Network, 1979-1980 |
| Box/Folder 1/32 | Women, Historical Identity, and Challenge, 1976 |
| Women in Wisconsin History | |
| Box/Folder 1/33 | Correspondence, 1974-1976, undated |
| Box/Folder 1/34 | Progress Reports, 1974-1975 |
| Box/Folder 1/35 | Miscellaneous, 1975, undated |
| Box/Folder 1/36 | Women's Educational Equity Act, 1974-1976 |
| Box/Folder 1/37 | Miscellaneous, 1973-1979 |