June Miller Kimmel papers, 1970s-2016
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Summary
- Creator:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture and Kimmel, June Miller, 1931-2021
- Abstract:
- June Miller Kimmel (1931-2021) was a white, North Carolina-based women's rights activist. This collection documents June Miller Kimmel's activist and advocacy work in North Carolina, particularly during the 1990s and 2000s. Material is focused largely upon Kimmel's work with the Women's Legislative Agenda and its annual assemblies, as well as subject files about different aspects of women's history. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
- Extent:
- 3.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11980
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection documents June Miller Kimmel's activist and advocacy work in North Carolina, particularly during the 1990s and 2000s. Material is focused largely upon Kimmel's work with the Women's Legislative Agenda and its annual assemblies, as well as subject files about different aspects of women's history. The Women's Agenda files include meeting notes, programs, correspondence, and other relevant information. The women's history files include articles and information about each topic.
- Biographical / historical:
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June Miller Kimmel (1931-2021) was a white, North Carolina-based women's rights activist. Born Alonda June Miller in Michigan, she grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from George School in New Town, P.A., in 1949, attended Goucher College, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1971, June and her husband and children moved to Davidson, N.C. June became active in many women's and environmental causes, including the League of Women Voters (LWV), pay equality, domestic violence, women's shelters, Council on the Status of Women, and more. She also wrote the Women's Legislative Agenda for the state of North Carolina. June retired in 2005 and passed away in 2021.
Source: Legacy.com obituary (accessed February 15, 2022).
- Acquisition information:
- The June Miller Kimmel Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2021.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Leah Tams, February 2022.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2021-0133.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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