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National Organization for Women (NOW)
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National Organization for Women (NOW)
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Second Wave Feminism
emerged in the 1960's encompassing a wide variety of
ideologies and movements concerned with the interests of
women, their status, opportunities and social progress.
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2: In 1963 'The Feminine
Mystique' by Betty Friedan was published and spoke of the
utter boredom and lack of fulfillment of the American suburban
housewives who were "deadened by domesticity" but too
socially conditioned to recognize their own desperation.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 3: In June 1966 Betty Friedan
attended the Third National Conference of Commissions on the Status
of Women in Washington D.C. Many of the delegates wanted to pass a
resolution demanding that the
EEOC carried
out its legal mandate to end sex discrimination in the workplace.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 4: The delegates were told that
they did not have the authority to even pass a resolution. That
evening Betty Friedan held a meeting with angry and frustrated
delegates in her hotel room to discuss alternative strategies.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 5: Betty Friedan had scribbled on
her napkin the acronym NOW which stood for National Organization for
Women. The women at the hotel meeting included Catherine Conroy,
Rosalind Loring, Mary Eastwood, Dorothy Haener, Inka O’Hanrahan,
Pauli Murray, and Kay Clarenbach.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 6: The women made the
decision to found a new civil rights organization, NOW,
and began planning the formation of the new organization
during the final conference luncheon.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 7: One of the early
co-founders was Analoyce Clapp, who later wrote of its
purpose, "...To take action to bring women into full
participation in the mainstream of American society now,
assuming all the privileges and responsibilities thereof
in truly equal partnership with men."
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 8: By October 1966,
nearly 300 women and men had become charter members of
NOW. The organizing conference was attended by 30
members between October 29-30, 1966 in Washington, D.C.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
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9: Betty Friedan was
elected president and Kay Clarenbach was Chair of the
Board, Caroline Davis was Secretary/Treasurer, Aileen
Hernandez was Executive Vice President and Richard
Graham was elected as Vice President
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 10: National
Organization for Women adopted the
NOW Statement of
Purpose dedicated to achieving equality of
opportunity for women.
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11: The first National
Organization for Women (NOW) conference approved
immediate action on Title VII enforcement efforts on the
Civil Rights Act of
1964
that prohibited
discrimination by private employers based on sex.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 12: NOW went on to form a range of
task forces on many other issues and actively challenged sex
discrimination in all areas of American society and demanding better
educational opportunities for females.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 13: NOW initially focused on
employment by aiding women in the workplace, denouncing the
exclusion of women from many jobs and professions and demanding an
equal voice in politics.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 14: Members of NOW, that included
both men and women, mounted protest against the failure of the
Equal Pay Act of 1963 to eliminate
the practice of paying women less than men for equal work and began
a hard push for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 15: The efforts
of NOW in relation to the Equal Rights Amendment,
led by women such as Gloria Steinem, increased the
organization's members to over 200,000.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 16: On March 22, 1972,
the Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment to the
Constitution, which proposed banning discrimination
based on sex. The Equal Rights Amendment was sent to the
states for ratification, but fell short of the
three-fourths approval needed.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 17: The issues tackled
by NOW include topic such as pregnancy leave, gay
lesbian rights, pension rights, legalized abortion,
child-care centers for working mothers, greater
representation of women in government and other reforms
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Facts - 18: Today, NOW has a
membership of 550,000 covering all US states whose
members continue to raise issues and work for the
advancement of women.
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