Franco American Library / Bibliothèque franco-américaine

Calumet told it must let women join: Calumet loses bid to keep women out

Item

Title

Calumet told it must let women join: Calumet loses bid to keep women out

Creator

Hale, Karlene K.

Description

In a 1991 ruling, the Kennebec County Superior Court decided that Le Club Calumet, a Franco American fraternal organization in Augusta, Maine, was a public organization , and therefore could not exclude women from its membership - as it had done for 69 years, and as had been the provisions of its bylaws.

Date

1991 August 3

Language

English

Type

Newspaper Article

Identifier

Coverage

1991, Augusta, Maine

Place

Augusta, Maine

Publication Title

Kennebec Journal

Collection