Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Garratt, Susan Cleary |
Notes |
SUSAN CLEARY GARRATT received the Frank and Emma McCoy Award for creating and organizing Planned Parenthood's Voice for Choice, a grassroots group with a membership of 2,000 advocated for reproductive rights. In addition to her on-going work with Planned Parenthood, Garratt served for 17 years on the Board of Caminar, an organization devoted to enhancing the quality of life of the mentally disabled, and from 198901991 was the first woman Chair of the freedom from Hunger Foundation, whose goal is to empower women by lifting barriers that prevent them from obtaining adequate food and nutrition education for their families. Garratt has also been active with the PTA, the Women's Sports Foundation, the County Task Force on Teen Parenting and the County Childwatch Project. |
Titles & honors |
Women's Hall of Fame, 1992 |
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Portraits of Dedication: The San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame, 1984-1994 - Burgett, Shirley; Svanevik, Michael
Inspirational life stories and photographs of 117 women and teens. Each woman had a cause and tenacity; and many battled social pressures, serious handicaps, and self-doubts to pursue a wide range of community and professional successes and breakthroughs. They are honored, in this book, for their lives of courage and excellence on behalf of their community and world.
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