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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EEP-04
Peterson discusses the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; the anachronistic nature of the Labor Department Women’s Bureau; consumer affairs and protection; and involving of women’s organizations in working for civil rights.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EEP-03
Peterson discusses labor support for John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential campaign; her appointment to the Labor Department, other Kennedy administration appointees; the President’s Commission on the Status of Women; and legislation about equal pay for women.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EEP-02
Peterson discusses John F. Kennedy’s work on labor-management issues during his years in Congress, organizing labor support for Kennedy in the 1960 presidential campaign, and her appointment to the Labor Department under President Kennedy.