Reminiscences of Millicent Fenwick, 1981
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- Name
- Fenwick, Millicent (Interviewee)
- Jessup, Frederick Peterson, 1920-2005 (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Millicent Fenwick, 1981
- Abstract
- Childhood in Bernardsville, New Jersey; early education; description of travels in Spain and in South America; career at VOGUE magazine; beginnings in politics at the local level; involvement with the Civil Rights movement: discussion of racial discrimination in housing, employment, and in unions; involvement with commissions on human and civil rights; belief that a sense of injustice breeds violen ce; descriptions of her district; discussion of organizations that misinform the public; comments on motives of peace groups; views on various foreign policy issues, communism, and military spending; aspects of being a woman in politics; attitudes toward political appointments, campaign spending, and special interest groups; comments on the 1980 elections and the Carter and Reagan administrations; thoughts on ethics in government
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Women--Political activity; Legislators--United States; Presidents--Election--1980.--United States; Civil rights--United States; African Americans--Civil rights; New Jersey Politics and government; United States Politics and government 1945-1989; United States Foreign relations 1945-1989; Fenwick, Millicent; United States. Congress
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1981
- Note (Biographical)
- Congresswoman
- Note
- Interviewed by Frederick Peterson Jessup
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 15304425
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-vvw8-3t12
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.