[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs] (open access)

[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs]

Correspondence between Eleanor Brown, Olin Teague, and Ray Roberts concerning the Women Airforce Service Pilots' (WASP) efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits through federal legislation.
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown, June 8, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown, June 8, 1977]

Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown acknowledging her support of pending bills to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs will follow in scheduling hearings on the legislation.
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Teague, Olin E., 1910-1981
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown, June 6, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown, June 6, 1977]

Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to Eleanor Brown discussing legislative bill S. 247, which would award military status and veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the Veterans' Affairs Committee has held hearings on the bill and that he will keep her comments in mind when the Committee takes further action on the legislation.
Date: June 6, 1977
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
System: The Portal to Texas History