Papers created and compiled by Margaret Larson in her role as editor and author of the League of Women Voters of La Crosse County's book project about Coulee region women and their history and contributions to the La Crosse community.

The papers follow the same organization as the book For the Common Good: A History of Women's Roles in La Crosse County, 1920-1980, and generally include notes from interviews and some photocopied articles and other materials used in writing the book.

The introduction gives the background on the League's project and corrections to the book. "In the Home" follows general homemaking and the La Crosse County Extension Homemakers. "In the Workplace" is broken down more specifically to types of service, business and industry. "In the Community" highlights women's contributions to social action groups and causes, and cultural movements.

A manuscript draft of the book is also included, as well as a folder on post publication information. The collection does not include any biographical or personal information about the author.