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What Factors Led to the Success of the Historic 1970 Sex Discrimination Complaint Filed against the University of Michigan?

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What Factors Led to the Success of the Historic 1970 Sex Discrimination Complaint Filed against the University of Michigan?, Documents selected and interpreted by Sara Fitzgerald. (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press, 2013).

Document 1: American Women: Report of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, 1963

Document 2: Executive Order 11375, 13 October 1967

Document 3: Bernice Sandler to Professor Eric F. Goldman, 25 February 1976

Document 4: "'Too Strong for a Woman'--The Five Words that Created Title IX," Spring 1997

Document 5: William Haber to Allan (Vice President Allan F. Smith), 22 March 1968

Document 6: "Women as University Nigger; Or, How a Young Female Student Sought Sexual Justice at the 'U' and C...

Document 7: Jean L. King and Mary N. Yourd to Mr. George P. Shultz, 27 May 1970

Document 8: Jean Ledwith King to Kate Soper, 12 December 1999

Document 9: Elizabeth Douvan, interview by Elizabeth Duell, 20 December 1999

Document 10: "Probe Notes 6-16-70"

Document 11A: Mary Maples Dunn to President Robben Fleming, 10 July 1970

Document 11B: R. W. Fleming to Professor Mary Maples Dunn, 16 July 1970

Document 12: "U-M's Fleming Guardedly Optimistic About New Year," 30 August 1970

Document 13A: Don F. Scott to Robben W. Fleming, 6 October 1970

Document 13B: R. W. Fleming to Don F. Scott, 7 October 1970

Document 13C: Don F. Scott to Robben W. Fleming, 22 October 1970

Document 14A: University of Michigan News Service Press Release, 13 October 1970

Document 14B: "Representation of Women, Minorities in Top Jobs Up," 15 October 1970

Document 14C: Jean L. King and Mary Yourd to President Robben Fleming, 16 October 1970

Document 14D: R. W. Fleming to Mrs. John C. King and Mrs. Kenneth L. Yourd, 19 October 1970

Document 14E: PROBE into the Status of Women at The University of Michigan to All University Women, memorandum...

Document 15: B. W. Newell to R. W. Fleming, memorandum, 13 October 1970

Document 16: R. W. Fleming to Chancellor Edwin Young, 14 October 1970

Document 17A: R. W. Fleming to Ralph K. Huitt, 14 October 1970

Document 17B: Ralph K. Huitt to Robben W. Fleming, 30 October 1970

Document 18: Jean W. Campbell (Mrs. Angus) to Robben Fleming, 23 October 1970

Document 19: Keith Evans and E. C. Hayes to C. M. Allmand and R. W. Reister, memorandum, 29 October 1970

Document 20A: Letter, The Sunday Night Group to Robben W. Fleming, [25 October 1970]

Document 20B: Robben W. Fleming to James Brinkerhoff, memorandum, [26 October 1970]

Document 21A: Gloria E. Gladman to President R. Fleming, 31 October 1970

Document 21B: Robben W. Fleming to Miss Gloria E. Gladman, 4 November 1970

Document 22: Marcia Federbush to President Robben W. Fleming, 5 December 1970

Document 23: Donald F. Scott, Civil Rights Specialist, Office of Civil Rights, Chicago Office of the Regional ...

Document 24: R. W. Fleming to Executive Officers, memorandum, 7 December 1970

Document 25: R. W. Fleming to Mr. Don F. Scott, 8 December 1970

Document 26: R. W. Fleming to Secretary Elliot L. Richardson, telegram, 8 December 1970

Document 27: Gerhard L. Weinberg to President Fleming, memorandum, 10 December 1970

Document 28: Transcript, PROBE Research Committee Meeting with Mr. Charles Allmand and Dr. William Cash, 14 De...

Document 29: R. W. Fleming to Executive Officers, memorandum, 16 December 1970

Document 30: R. W. Fleming to Executive Officers and Barbara Newell, memorandum, 29 January 1971

Document 31: R. W. Fleming to The Honorable Elliot L. Richardson, 29 January 1971

Document 32: "The 'U' Crusade For/Against Women," 14 February 1971

Document 33: The Membership of PROBE to the Members and Chairwoman, Commission on Women, 1 April 1971

Document 34: "'U' Women's Knight in Shining Armor," 23 March 1972

Document 35A: Jeanne Tashian for THE AHCCPFDMEW [sic] (Ad Hoc Committee Concerned that President Fleming Does ...

Document 35B: "The Medium Is the Message," undated, ca. May 1972

Document 35C: Jeanne Tashian, Draft press release, 8 May 1972

Document 35D: Jeanne Tashian to Robben W. Fleming, 19 July 1972

Document 36: Harriet C. Mills, excerpt of transcription of interview by P. Hollingsworth and A. Martinez, 4 Au...

Document 37: Ann Larimore, interview by Elizabeth Duell, 16 December 1999

Document 38: "Summary of Executive Order 11246 as Amended by Executive Order 11375, in Relation to Sex Discrim...

Document 39A: "Affirmative Action Panel named by ACE," 19 November 1970

Document 39B: Charles V. Kidd, director of the Council on Federal Relations, Memo to Council Members, Associat...

Document 40: Elizabeth Farians, Ph.D. to Kathy Shortridge, 17 January 1971

Document 41: "The PROBE Papers," Number 13, July 1971

Document 42: "HEW Cuts Faculty Quality, Colleges Fear," 12 March 1972

Document 43A: Jean L. King to Congresswoman Martha W. Griffiths, 2 August 1973

Document 43B: Barbara Jordan to Jean L. King, 8 August 1973

Document 43C: Jean L. King to Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, 4 September 1973

Document 43D: Jean L. King to Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, 26 September 1973

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