Bill signing \u2013 S. 1409 Equal Pay Act, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, Standing (L-R): Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women\u2019s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women\u2019s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen;


Bill signing \u2013 S. 1409 Equal Pay Act, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, Standing (L-R): Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Women\u2019s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women\u2019s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (in back, face partially hidden); Representative Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Representative James G. O\u2019Hara (Michigan); Representative Martha W. Griffiths (Michigan); Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz (in back); President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women\u2019s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles (head turned); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller.


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