Women of Mesa County Past and Present: Women in Politics: A Discussion with Maxine Albers and Jane Quimby

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During the program Women in Politics at the Museum of Western Colorado, Maxine Albers, the first woman to serve as a Mesa County Commissioner, and Jane Quimby, the first woman to serve on Grand Junction’s City Council, talk about their experience as pioneering women in politics, about sexism they faced from some male politicians, and about the local legislative process. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.

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Title: Women of Mesa County Past and Present: Women in Politics: A Discussion with Maxine Albers and Jane Quimby
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Subject: National Organization for Women, Women -- West (U.S.) -- History, Municipal government, Public officers, Women -- Political activity, Women politicians, Sexism, Grand Junction (Colo.) -- History, Mesa County (Colo.) -- History
Description: During the program Women in Politics at the Museum of Western Colorado, Maxine Albers, the first woman to serve as a Mesa County Commissioner, and Jane Quimby, the first woman to serve on Grand Junction’s City Council, talk about their experience as pioneering women in politics, about sexism they faced from some male politicians, and about the local legislative process. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Date: May 13, 1981-, May 3, 2021
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (1:01:00) digitized from source material (Interview 449: Audiocassette 1); No transcript.
Identifier: mesa:1389, : OH449 Albers, Maxine
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Language: English
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Women of Mesa County Past and Present: Women in Politics: A Discussion with Maxine Albers and Jane Quimby

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