The A. W. A. Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 10

New York: American Woman's Association, 1936. Very good. Single issue; 13 1/2 x 10 1/2; pp. [1], 2-4; illustrated with small photographs; a bit of age-toning to margins; old, vertical crease lines; in about very good condition.Founded in 1911, the American Woman's Association (AWA) was the final product of the joining of various societies and organizations, supporting women's rights and championing their professional and cultural advancement. The association would be officially dissolved in 1974. In the current issue of their bulletin there was an article on the AWA's opposition to the most controversial provision of the Economy Act of 1932 - Section 213 - which "required departments, if they needed to lay off workers to meet the spending targets, to fire employees whose spouse also worked for the government. Typically, this meant wives would lose their jobs, because their husbands usually earned higher wages." It also included art news, the AWA social calendar, etc.