This parcel of historic documents pertains to the April 1956 Women’s Congress on Housing, held in Washington, DC by the Housing and Home Finance Agency and Federal Housing Administration. During this event, 103 homemakers from throughout the country gathered to discuss their optimal vision of a family home. This file contains conference materials, including a list of delegates, letters from women unable to attend, surveys issued to those who did attend, and contemporary news articles covering the conference.

This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.