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Title: Mildred Inman papers
Dates: 1974-1999
Collection Number: 2003-31
Creator/Collector:
Inman, Mildred
Extent: 1 manuscript box
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains materials collected and created by lesbian feminist, Mildred “Mid” Inman, founder of the group Single
Women Over 40 (S.W.O.F.). Inman (1913-1999) founded several women’s groups in the U.S. and Canada. A professional dietician,
Inman designed the first in-flight meals for United Airlines, supervised hundreds of chefs for the Western Hotels, was a food
editor for “McCalls” magazine, and worked as a school cafeteria supervisor for the San Francisco Unified School District.
She was also “an enthusiastic reader, walker, traveler, music and theater buff.”
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of individuals
will be restricted for 20 years.
[Identification of item]. Mildred Inman papers. Collection Number: 2003-31. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Ida VSW Red on July 31, 2003.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains materials collected and created by lesbian feminist, Mildred “Mid” Inman, founder of the group Single
Women Over 40 (S.W.O.F.). Inman (1913-1999) founded several women’s groups in the U.S. and Canada. A professional dietician,
Inman designed the first in-flight meals for United Airlines, supervised hundreds of chefs for the Western Hotels, was a food
editor for “McCalls” magazine, and worked as a school cafeteria supervisor for the San Francisco Unified School District.
She was also “an enthusiastic reader, walker, traveler, music and theater buff.” The collection includes materials from S.W.O.F.,
including their manifesto and other feminist writings by Inman, calendar listings, flyers, meeting minutes and topics for
discussion. The collection also contains a small amount of correspondence, several journals and poems by Inman. There are
feminist bibliographies, publications and newsletters, including “Our Minds” and the Washington, D.C.-based “Heliotrope”;
materials from the Womyn’s Braille Press; ephemera; course materials from a class on Women's Music and Social Consciousness
at San Francisco State taught by Angela Davis; and a folder of material collected by her friend, the actress and writer Ida
VSW Red, who cared for Inman at the end of her life. Two phone lists are restricted until January 1, 2017 and January 1, 2019,
respectively.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C16269; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_002229
Lesbians
Aging
Feminism