Lorena Weeks Files related to Weeks v. Southern Bell, 1966-2009 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The collection contains materials pertaining to Lorena Week's sex discrimination case against Southern Bell Telephone Company. The materials date from 1966 to 2009, and include grievances filed by Weeks' union against the company; correspondence between Weeks, Southern Bell, and Weeks' attorney, Sylvia Roberts; court procedings; and Weeks' own testimony as well as the testimony of her supervisors. Also included are letters from publishers seeking information about the Weeks case; a transcript of an interview for NHK; clippings about Weeks and other women, including Marguerite Rawalt, another prominent female lawyer; letters and materials from Emory University and the University of Georgia regarding women's rights events of which Weeks was a part; and article about the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act of 2009; and various photographs of Weeks and her workplace