Initiated by NOW, the First Congress to Unite Women was held to create a fusion of moderate and radical feminist interests. The conference was coordinated and chaired by New York NOW President, Ivy Bottini, and attended by more that 500 feminists. Three other regional conferences were held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
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During “Freedom for Women Week” NOW held a demonstration in front of the White House, in Chicago, Albuquerque and Los Angeles. Signs read: “Rights, not Roses.”
NOW has declared that 5/4-5/11/69 is “Freedom for Women Week”. Join now in demonstrations across the country for the equality of women! Declare your freedom, or freedom for the women in your life! A major NOW victory! The U.S. Court of Appeals (fifth circuit) has ruled that the weight-lifting rule for women violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Lorena Weeks had been barred from a promotion to switchman due to the rules which prohibit women from lifting more than 30 pounds. NOW attorney, Sylvia Roberts used […] NOW Chapters all over the country have been demanding equality in all public facilities! Betty Friedan and three other women staged a sit-in at the Oak Room Restaurant at The Plaza Hotel in New York City today. The Plaza strictly enforces a “Men’s Only” lunch from 12-3 p.m. every day. Upon sitting down, the women’s […] NOW welcomes Dolores Alexander as its first National Executive Director. Dolores Alexander was a prize-winning reporter for Newsday, a Long Island daily newspaper. We are happy to have her on the NOW team! The U.S. court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the EEOC guidelines which prohibit sex-segregated “help wanted” ads. This explicitly denies the appeal of the American Newspaper Publisher Association (ANPA). Another victory for the equality of women! Stand with NOW! Join NOW in protesting the exclusion of women as astronauts from the space programs. NASA maintains that it has yet to find women qualified as either pilots or scientists. NOW knows that women come in all shapes and sizes; help stop this exclusion! Four newspapers in New York City integrated their “Help Wanted” ads! Congratulations to The New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Daily News and The Village Voice! This marks another NOW victory for women’s equality! From: NOW (National Organization for Women) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACTS: Barbara Ireton, 202-DU 7-3200 Betty Friedan, 212-874-1658 Muriel Fox- 212-YU 8-1124 NOTE: The latter two may be reached Monday, Nov. 20, through the Mayflower Hotel. WASHINGTON, D. C. November 20 – – The National Organization for Women (NOW) announced today that its second annual […] |
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