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"Food for Freedom" Church Women United Letter, 1966

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"Food for Freedom" Church Women United Letter
Courtesy of State Historical Society of Iowa, Church Women United of Des Moines, 1966

Description

This typed letter from the Church Women United in Des Moines encourages support of legislation to produce agricultural products for world relief. The resolution supports legislation to "change emphasis from surplus foods' disposal to production of agricultural products for world need," and was a handwritten endorsement by Church Women United in 1966.

Transcript of "Food for Freedom" Church Women United Letter

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What does the Church Women United of Des Moines recognize as a significant problem facing the world?
  • What can be implied about the purpose of Public Law 480?
  • How does this organization want to see Iowa agriculture products used around the world?