Susanne Wilson

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor's resolution for the National Women's Political Conference in Houston, Texas. The attendees included: Supervisor Chairmen, Geraldine Steinberg, San Jose Vice Mayor, Susanne Wilson, Vicki Molina of Morgan Hill and farm worker activist, Beatrice Coffey, a commissioner for the Women's Commission on the Status of Women, and Diana Iguchi, a management analyst for the county. The National Women's Conference took place November 18-21, 1977. Delegates from every state in the U.S. convened to discuss significant issues related to women, including the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion and reproductive rights, violence against women, poverty, welfare, feminism, and many other issues. It was first conference supported by Congress to address the diverse challenges of women's lives in the U.S.