Letter from Anna Lord Strauss to Carrie Chapman Catt Memorial Fund, September 30, 1962

Name: Letter from Anna Lord Strauss to Carrie Chapman Catt Memorial Fund, September 30, 1962
Author: Anna Lord Strauss, 1899-1979

written by Anna Lord Strauss, 1899-1979, in Committee of Correspondence Records, 1952-1989, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 11, Folder 109, 4pp.) (Northampton, MA) (30 September 1962) , 4 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary: Written from The World Conference on Literacy and Society in Rome, sponsored by UNESCO. Mentions the economic progress of Italy in the past ten years. Discusses the conference, and the difference between the USSR and Cuban approach to the problem of illiteracy and that of other represented countries. Conference conducted in Italian, English, Spanish, and French. Strauss spoke on the topic of “The Literacy of Women: Peace.” The UN Literacy Association arranged for an audience with the Pope.
Field of Interest: Women and Social Movements
Author: Anna Lord Strauss, 1899-1979
Collection: Women and Social Movements, International
Content Type: Letter
Duration: 0 sec
Format: Text
Page Count: 4
Subject: Women and Social Movements, History, Women and Social Reform, Transnational Women’s Movement, Rome, Latium, Italy, Rome, Lazio, Women and Education, Access to Primary Education/Literacy
Topic: Access to Primary Education/Literacy
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Rome, Latium, Italy