Secretary of State

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Vermont State Archives

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Vermont Governor's Commission on the Status of Women,
1964, 1965, 1969-1985.
13 cubic feet.

These records cover the Commission's first twenty-one years, from its inception in 1964 until its reorganization as the Commission on Women in January 1986.

Governor Philip Hoff created the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women on November 23, 1964. The Commission was re-established by Governor Deane Davis' executive order #15 on October 22, 1969. The life of the Commission was indefinitely extended by Davis on January 9, 1971 (executive order #15a.) Governor Thomas Salmon changed the length of the Commissioner's terms from two to four years by executive order #23 on October 30, 1973. The Commission was redefined and renamed the "Governor's Commission on Women" by Governor Madeleine Kunin on January 10, 1986 (executive order #20.)

• Minutes.
• Correspondence.
• Administrative Files.
• Committees/Task Forces.
• Subject Files.
• Project Against Domestic Violence/Spouse Abuse Grants.
• Publicity.
• Equal Rights Amendment.
• International Women's Year.