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Women win their case as legal eagles, 1986
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…
Thank you Letter from Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford, 1976
Correspondence between Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford and Janet Mary Riley. Beauford thanks Riley for her support of the E.R.A.
The Louisiana Woman and her Changing Society, 1973
Pamphlet produced by the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities outlining a series of programs and seminars concerning "The Louisiana Woman and Her Changing Society."
Pamphlet "E.R.A: Answers to Questions about the Equal Right Amendment," 1972
A pamphlet produced by the National Women's Party to answer questions concerning the possible effects of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Janet Mary Riley Letter to Louisiana Legislators in Favor of the E.R.A., 1976
1976 correspondence between Janet Mary Riley and Louisiana legislators concerning her positive stance on the E.R.A.
Letter Against E.R.A. To Professor Warren D. Bracy, 1974
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.
Women’s rights in the Louisiana Matrimonial Regime, 1976
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…
Society of Our Lady of the Way Brochure, 1960s
Brochure advertising the Society of Our Lady of the Way, a secular institute of working women in the Roman Catholic Church.
The New Women in Louisiana Law
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.
YWCA Bicentennial Achievement Award: Janet Mary Riley - League of Women Voters , 1976
YWCA honoring Janet Mary Riley.