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JMR_Society of Our Lady of the Way.pdf
Brochure advertising the Society of Our Lady of the Way, a secular institute of working women in the Roman Catholic Church.

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1976 correspondence between Janet Mary Riley and Louisiana legislators concerning her positive stance on the E.R.A.

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1974 correspondence between Janet Mary Riley and Professor Warren D. Bracey, professor of Law at the University of Toledo, concerning Riley's stance on the E.R.A.

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Correspondence between Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford and Janet Mary Riley. Beauford thanks Riley for her support of the E.R.A.

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A pamphlet produced by the National Women's Party to answer questions concerning the possible effects of the Equal Rights Amendment.

JMR_Women'sRightsInTheLouisianaMatrimonialRegime.pdf
Article by Janet Mary Riley, reprinted from Tulane Law Review, acting as a call to action on part of the Louisiana Legistator for equality amoung the sexes. Riley is especially concerened with the "Head and Master" rule and Louisiana's legislation in…

TheLouisianaWomanandHerChangingSociety.pdf
Pamphlet produced by the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities outlining a series of programs and seminars concerning "The Louisiana Woman and Her Changing Society."

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Pamphlet advertising for "The New Woman in Louisiana Law," a program put on by the Metropolitan New Orleans YWCA and the Association for Women Attorneys and funded by the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities.

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YWCA honoring Janet Mary Riley.

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Newspaper article from The Times-Picayune, "Vivant" section, on Sunday, November 2, 1986 about female sucess in law. It follows specific women, including Janet Mary Riley and Myra Bradwell. Includes photo of Janet Mary Riley, the first female law…
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