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Resident recounts working for betterment of low-income women as part of VISTA
There was no #MeToo movement back in the 1970s. Still, many organizations tried to help women who were victims of rape or domestic abuse, or who just wanted to get a job and make a fresh start in life.
One of those organizations was the Commission on the Status of Women, for which Rossmoor resident Sheila Mattimoe Riedy worked in 1977-78 as a volunteer for VISTA (Volunteers in Service to
July 14, 2020