Hope Cutkomp Kading papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0644

Staff Only

Summary

MS 644 revolves around two major themes in the life of Hope Kading--Republican politics and women's issues. The bulk of materials dealing with Republican politics are in records from Kading's unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor of Idaho in 1974. There is also information from her bid for Boise City Council in 1977 and some of her activities with Idaho Young Republicans.

Kading's interest in women's issues are represented in this collection by her material related to International Women's Year (1977) and the Equal Rights Amendment. There are materials relating to the IWY state convention and information about the election of Idaho's delegates to the national IWY convention held in Houston. The ERA materials include a variety of notes and articles with information about specific issues, newsletters from pro-ERA organizations, information about the recision efforts, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

Creation: 1963 - 1982

Biographical Note

Hope Cutkomp Kading was born Feb. 28, 1933 in Rock Island, Illinois. Her mother was an ordained minister in the Assembly of God. Kading attended high school in New York City and won a scholarship to the Robert Powers Modeling School. After graduation, she worked for clothing designer Tom Brigance and later as a personal assistant for singer Peggy Lee.

In 1954, Kading was visiting a sister in Boise where she met Richard Kading. After their marriage and eventual choice of Boise as their home, she became involved in a wide array of social and political activities, from the Boise Philharmonic Auxiliary to the Idaho Young Republicans.

In 1974 Kading ran unsuccessfully for the office of lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket in the primary election. She also made an unsuccessful bid for the Boise City Council in 1977. In 1977 Kading chaired the International Women's Year state convention in Boise, and also served as a delegate to the national convention in Houston Texas.

Kading died in 2000 in Boise.

Extent

6.5 Cubic Feet (5 record boxes, 2 .5 cu. ft. document boxes, 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged in 4 major series: Kading for Lt. Governer (primary race, 1974)(Box 1 and 2); Young Republicans, Republican Politics (Box 2, 5, and 7); International Women's Year, 1977 (Box 3 and 4); and Equal Rights Amendment (Box 4). There are also several scrapbooks and miscellaneous artwork samples (Box 5 and 6), and miscellaneous correpsondence, certificates, and programs (Box 8).