Winnifred S. "Winnie" Foster research collection, 1977-1999

Creator:: Foster, Winnie (Winifred S. "Winnie" Foster); American Civil Liberties Union. Pinellas County Chapter
Abstract:: In June 2003, Winifred S. "Winnie" Foster donated a collection of clippings, photographs, and archival materials that document her involvement in local civil liberties activities and the development of commercial activities at the Central Plaza Shopping Center.
Extent:: 2 boxes Accession 1; 6 boxes Accession 2
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: Winifred S. "Winnie" Foster Research collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Biographical / historical:: Born in 1927, Winnie grew up in a Quaker home environment. She and other farm girls in rural Ohio often made clothes from feed sacks. As she came of age, she embraced the Quaker tradition of pacifism and commitment for equality. She and her husband, also a Quaker, moved to Rhode Island and supported liberal causes. Like many of her generation, she was deeply affected by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and brought her commitment to civil rights and social justice to St. Petersburg when she moved to the area with her husband in 1969. Winnie immediately became involved with the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg area, civil rights issues, and the local Unitarian church. She soon organized People for Peace as a local antiwar organization that hoped to end American involvement in the Vietnamese conflict. She rose through the ranks of the local and state chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union, ultimately serving as president of the state board. She also worked with other local women to organize the Pinellas County chapter of the National Organization for Women and became a fixture in the Pinellas County Democratic Party.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Economic development
Community development
Political participation
Civil rights

Access and use

Terms of access:: None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:: Winifred S. "Winnie" Foster Research collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.