Millie Jeffrey, the first woman to head a United Auto Workers (UAW) department, died March 24 at age 93. She also helped found the National Women's Political Caucus, is credited for the nomination of Geraldine Ferraro as the first woman nominated by a major political party for US Vice President, and, earlier in her life, was active in the civil rights movement. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton in 2000.

• Mildred Jeffrey, trailblazing feminist, labor activist, dies - Detroit Free Press - March 24, 2004
• Activist and Democrat Mildred Jeffrey Dies - Washington Post - March 25, 2004
• Feminist, Labor Activist Mildred Jeffrey Dies - Feminist Majority Foundation - March 25, 2004
• Activist Millie Jeffrey dies at 93 - Minneapolis Star Tribune - March 29, 2004
• Mildred Jeffrey - Associated Press obituary
• Millie Jeffrey, tireless champion for justice - CLA Today, University of Minnesota, Summer-Fall 2001
• Mildred Jeffrey Collection - Information on Jeffrey and on the collection of her papers available for researchers at the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Michigan