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"Heritage to Horizons", the history of the 1977 International Women's Year Conference in South Carolina, by Caitlin Mans

eng

Includes bibliographical references

Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Carolina, 2013.

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non fiction

"Heritage to Horizons"

bibliographytheses

by Caitlin Mans

the history of the 1977 International Women's Year Conference in South Carolina

"In 1977, 800 South Carolinians came together in the state's capital of Columbia for a meeting called 'South Carolina Woman: Heritage to Horizons.' It was one of fifty-six state and territorial meetings held as part of the United States' celebration of International Women's Year (IWY.) ... This paper traces the history of the IWY in South Carolina, focusing on the state meeting from its initial planning stages through the meeting that took place June 10 and 11 and culminating in the participation of South Carolina delegates at the national conference. It examines the interactions between South Carolina feminists, including the IWY State Coordinating Committee, and the conservative forces that opposed the women's rights movement and objected to federal sponsorship of the IWY program...."--Abstract

Introduction: national to local: International Women's Year 1977 -- Past and present: the history of the women's movement -- SCIWY Coordinating Committee: planning for South Carolina's women -- Men and women united: organizing to prevent change -- Heritage: celebrating South Carolina women -- Horizons: towards a more equal union -- Increasing tensions: the months before the national conference -- Houston: crafting a national plan for American women -- Conclusion: 1977 to 2007: the IWY's legacy in South Carolina