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NY 100-164665 oe ey - "pespond to the justice of their cause. They are currently —- hard at work on two major issues: repeal of the abortion laws and passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (for which feminists have been fighting since 1923) which would amend ae the constitution to provide that 'equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.' When this amendment is passed, the employment and marriage laws of more than 4O states e will be affected. Also, in direct conjunction with the fight -.. to have this amendment passed, NOW demands increased child-care | > "hrs -Pactlities to be established by law on the same basis 48 parks, =~ - libraries, and public schools. . me ol. a's usw ce. "NOW's influence is growing by leaps and bounds. -: |. .< It is responsible for the passage of many pieces of —_ “to - - - Jegislation meant to wipe out discrimination against women, — ot and certainly the size and number of Women's Bureaus, Women's units, Women's Commissions springing up in government agencies ‘t>*- and legislative bodies all over the country reflects its - presence. Suddenly, there are Presidential reports and ---- gubernatorial conferences and congressional meetings--all . A - =-++ Jeaping all over each other to discuss the status of women. - = - - + BOW, without a doubt, is the best established feminist group. ; a “From NOW we move, at a shocking rate of speed, - to the left. In fact, it would appear that NOW is one of - the few reformist groups, that mainly the feminist groups are radical both in structure and in aim. Some, truth to tell, strike a bizarre and puzzling note. For instance, there is WITCH (Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy From Hell), an offshoot of SDS, where members burned their - bras and organized against the Miss America Pageant in a stirring demand that the commercially useful image of female - . beauty be wiped out. There is Valerie Solanas and her SCUM . -. Manifesto, which Solanas's penetrating observation on our ; _ 2 wae. pational life was: ‘If the atom bomb isn't dropped, this ..- -. - ; society will hump itself to death.' There is Cell 55. - an God knows what they do. 7 ~36-