- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Nellie Dunaway Duke, 2019 March 1
- Creator:
- Duke, Nellie Dunaway, 1931-
Camp, Michael - Contributor to Resource:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 2019-03-01
- Subject:
- Carroll County (Ga.)--History
Carrollton (Ga.)--History
Georgia--Politics and government--20th century
Equal Rights Amendment
Georgia Commission on Women
Duke, Nellie Dunaway, 1931- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Carroll County, Carrollton, 33.58011, -85.07661
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Nellie Dunaway was born on March 8, 1931, outside of Rome, Georgia. In 1949, she married Henry Duke, who worked for the Georgia Southern Railroad for most of his career. Nellie Duke attended the Carroll Lynn School of business and began her professional career in retail, and was later employed by the American Cancer Society from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Duke campaigned for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia. From 1994 to 2015, Duke chaired the Georgia Commission on Women, an organization of which she was a charter member. She and Henry Duke had five children and resided in Carrollton, Georgia.; Dunaway Duke discusses her early life in the Rome area, her experience in high school, her entry into political activism, and her work with the Georgia Commission on Women. She also offers her opinions on the importance of the Equal Rights Amendment and gives a few thoughts on the #metoo movement and the state of contemporary gender issues in the United States.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_duke20190301
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:duke20190301
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- [Interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 64 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
