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. .. 0 I 1 -. ?he Natianal'Caalition of Nuns, which claims a membership o f 1,800, haye rlIsgodly agreed to participate in the Chicago protcst. York leaders are also discussine placing infants on the stcps of city hgll'to dramatize the need for child care centers. The day's motto for housewives will be "Don't Iron While the Strike Is Hot. 'I The s t r i k e has been endorsed by the League of Women Voters, the Women's Bureau of the U. S. Labor Department and almost every women's liberation group in the political spectrum. Sponsors include New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm, writer Gloria Steinem and Jeannette Rankin, the first woman m e m b e r of the U.S. House of Representatives. So far the ladies have aroused little collective interest from large groups of women such as nurses, telephone workers and factory employees. The more radical women's groups are not disclosing their plans but they forecast a highly energetic protcst. Some surprises are probably in store from the New 0 . . extreme radical feminis ts. v,+,X $e, 7 p 1 .'I ' At WashjnQton, D. C., Darby Costello, secretary of t h c Wash- ington chaptbr of the Natinnal'Organiiation for Womcn (NOW), has announced plans fQr an 11 a.m. m a r c h from DuPont Circle to F a r r a g u t Square where a number of rallies will be held. into separate groups to demonstrate for equal rights according to thcir individual interests. Basically, they will dcmonbtrate against continuing discrimination and the subjuflating of women to inferior supportive roles. They will picket in Washington for abortion teforni, aga&s€ ncwspapers with-segregated employnrent ads, against stores which catcr to male fashion designers "who design not for women but for profit or for a joke," etc. NOW , a r e the Washington area Women's LiberatiorL Worncn's' Strike for Costcllo at a recent press conference advised that the Black Panthers and the National )Velfare Rights Organization have been approached about The women will form ' e L Included in the Washington, D. C. strike sponsorship, aside from 1 Peace, Z e r o Population Growth and Federally Employed Women. Miss I I . . ?, ..,.., 1 ., 28-30 August, Nationwide -. Human Rights for Women, h c . , ie sponsoring national confer- ences on fcminism'during this period. .* . +28 hup-3 Scyt. , Portland, Oregon 0 Antiwar protrst groups a t Portland arc* sponsoring a "Pcoplc's Army Jamboree1' (PAJ) on*the above dates. the American Legion .is being held concurrently at Portland. The national convcation of President -. 3 . . ... - . . _- _..----. - . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . ... I I---. ... . - - - . ._ . . . _. . . ._- .. ._ __ . .- - .