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Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

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Presidential Commission on the Status of Women
Eleanor Roosevelt with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House in 1961
CreatedJanuary 20, 1961
LocationWhite House, Washington, D.C.
Commissioned byPresident John F. Kennedy

The President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) was established to advise the president of the United States on issues concerning the status of women. It was created by President John F. Kennedy and was signed into law on December 14, 1961.[1] In 1975 it became the National Association of Commissions for Women.

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  1. "John F. Kennedy: Executive Order 10980—Establishing the President's Commission on the Status of Women". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2017-04-12.