Thielman, Jean
Jean Thielman Papers, ca.1960-19801 box (1.5 linear feet).
As Secretary for the Citizens Committee Against Fluoridation for Western Pennsylvania, Jean Thielman was one of the key litigants in the landmark 1978 case that halted fluordiation of the water supply in the borough of West View, near Pittsburgh. Having become involved in opposition to fluoridation of the water supply in the 1960s, Thielman was part of a network of activists that included Ellie Rudolph, Eugene Albright, and Martha Bevis.
The Thielman Papers consist of a small assemblage of correspondence and supporting materials pertaining to antifluoridation activism in western Pennsylvania during the mid-1970s.
Subjects
- Antifluoridation movements--Pennsylvania.
- Citizens Committee Against Fluoridation for Western Pennsylvania.
- Thielman, Jean.
- Letters (Correspondence).
Call no.: MS 676
