South Carolina Women was a quarterly newsletter of the South Carolina Commission on Women. The Governor’s Commission on Women was established in 1971 by Governor John West to promote equal opportunity and improve the status of women I the state by identifying problems and recommending ways to eliminate discriminatory practices. The commission gained authority to receive and disburse grants and to disseminate materials on the rights, responsibilities, and status of women, such as A Legal Guide for Women (1975) which included information on citizenship, credit and finance, education, employment, health, marriage, divorce, parental rights, social security, and wills and estates. From 1987 to 1999, the work of the commission grew to include Women of Achievement awards and developing a Women’s History Month annual celebration. In 1999, the commission made domestic violence prevention, women’s health issues, and expanded female participation in government its new priorities. In 2003, the commission lost funding from the Office of the Governor. The Summer 1990 issue focused on women in politics in South Carolina and beyond.
