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Recollection of growing up in San Francisco; her husband, Charles Porter, and her brother-in-law, Bruce Porter; involvement with the League of Women Voters; long service in local, state and national Democratic Party activities; women prominent in political circles, including Helen Gahagan Douglas; San Francisco politics; service on the San Francisco Planning Commission; other community activities. Appended: photocopies of documentary material supporting the interview.

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Title
Julia Porter, Dedicated democrat and city planner; tape recorded interview conducted by Gabrielle Morris in 1975
Creator
interviewee., Porter, Julia Gorman, 1897-
interviewer., Morris, Gabrielle S.,
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
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Full Collection Name
California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Other Identifiers
cabeuroh_000226
Subject (Person)
Porter, Bruce, 1865-1953.
Porter, Charles.
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980.
Starr, Kevin.
Subject (Corporate)
Democratic Party (Calif.)
League of Women Voters of San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.). City Planning Commission.
Subject (Topic)
Women Political activity -- United States.
City planning California -- San Francisco.
Femmes Activité politique -- États-Unis.
Geographic Coverage
California Politics and government.
San Francisco (Calif.) Politics and government.
San Francisco (Calif.) Social life and customs.
Californie Politique et gouvernement.
United States -- California -- Berkeley.
Type
Audio
Format
Oral histories.
Archive
The Library
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