National Organization for Women artwork and ephemera, 1970s

VOTIN-G- -C- A -R-D Western Regional Conference Las Vegas, Nevaaa,Sept.28-JO ? NOW Member's Signature NEVADA .,.~-~~ .. ~ ---? ?'? lelca mes Yau WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE SEfTEMBER 28-30, 1973 THE POJENTIAL OF WOMEN NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN FREE1 OUR SISTERS FREE, OURSELVES I wish to join NOW and commit myself to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society. NAME ------------------- ADDRESS ----------------- CITY- -------STATE- ------- ZIP- ----PHONE- ----------- OFFICE PHONE -------------- 0 CCU PATIO N- -------------- - $10 Regular Member Special Membership:.i~ $ 5 Chapter dues (University Chapter) -i:- A special membership at $5 may be elected by those who cannot pay more (such as some retirees, and some students, etc.) Please indicate reason for election. Dues include an annual subscription to DO IT NOW {a national publication) and to FRICTION if local dues are paid. Send to: Della Yeager-Treasurer University Chapter NOW 14 East Texas Henderson, Nevada ( A holiday suggestion: , A thoughtful gift for thinking friends (and an opportunity to give it at the low Charter Rate) lyear ?ti $9* ( 12 issues at the Or newsstand price add up to $12 a year) Please "gift" these friends, starting with the January, 1973, issue of Ms., preceded in December by a special Gift Card signed as I direct below: Gift Ms. to: _______________ _ address city state Zip Gift Card should read : "From ___________ _ Gift Ms. to: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - address city state Zip Gift Card should read: "From ___________ _ Gift Ms. to: ______________ _ address city state Zip Gift Card should read : "From ___________ _ To enter additional gifts, use the other Ms. Gilt Card bound into this issue. BE SURE TO FILL IN YOUR OWN NAME BELOW AS DONOR My name _________________ _ address city state D Enter my own subscription now for 1 year at $9~ Zip D $ ____ payment in full enclosed. Add $2 per year for postage outside the U.S., its Possessions and Canada. SENo ' TO: X01 D14EELALAS_TY .TEEAXGAESR HENDERSO~.- N~V * $3.00 GOES rn u N IV. CHAP. Have you ever been kissed by the mouth of a volcano? That spews hot lava into your blood stream, enters \ your heart, your soul1 Consumes your body leaving you a heap of ashes. To be scattered by the winds of love Into a world that does not understand That has never felt the heat. I who knows feel sorry for the world. I am glad I am the ashes. Jean Babtist 1972 ???. . -: . . ? ? ? ?? ... . .::? ...-..: ..\ #.Jll!lfr" \ \ I December 9 CC Library {Flamingo Road) Free movie. FORBIDDEN PLANET. Classic Sci. Fiction. December 10 Meeting-7:JOPM Student Union December 15 Holiday Party-1021 Bracken December 16 Downtown Library the Marx Brothers in ROOM SERVICE. Free addmission December 19 Ask a Younger man for a date--and help fight the YOUTH CULT. December 30 CC Library (Flamingo oad) LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER. Gary Cooper oldie. Free. Do you give money every year to help a variety of good causes? Have you ever thought of helping a sister at this time of the season. Their are lots of women who would like to be NOW members but for one reason or another are economically unable to pay their due. For only $5.00 you can help someone become a NOW member. Send in your contribution today to Della Yeager, 14 Texas Henderson, Nevada. We have a list of people who are willing to work Give a sister a gift you-- will be remembered throughout 1 74. ~' St. Christopher's Cathol~c Church is now a ccepting { applications from girls as Altar attendents. This has traditionally been restricted to boys. Today an Altar Girl tomarrow a Pope. If you are intereted in donating books to the Ruby Duncan Women's History Collection at the new West Las Vegas Library contact 735-2447. This promises to be the best collection on Herst~ry and Literature by women in the state. IF WE COULD PLAY SANTA THESE ARE THE THINGS WE /( WOULD GIVE TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY. To UNLV a Woman President To Poor People Pulling Together a Million Dollar grant. To Floyd Lamb a one way ticket to the South Pole. To Maya Miller a U.S. Senate seat. . To Richard M. Nixon a well worded resignation speech. To Helen Herr a sex change. To Mike o?Callahan a life sentence into poverty. To the women of Nevada the Equal Rights Amendm-,: .:.. . To the Las Vegas Chapter-The Northern Nevada Chapter and the University Chapter 600 new NOW members who are willing to work. To FNB a new advertising firm. To Channel Five a woman Vampire. To Kate Butler a Gold Record. To Jean Ford the Govenor 1 s office To all of you joy and happiness in a world of peace. SINCE WE ARE NOT SANTA OUR ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO WORK FOR THE ERA IN 74. . - ? ? ? t" .. -.~ ( FRICTION is a monthly publication oft University j Chapter of the National Organization for Women in j Las Vegas, Nevada < The Cover for this issue was designed by NOW member LOU RAY. We wish to thank Ms. Ray for this origi-nal art work. FRICT ION is sold for a yearly subscription of $2.50 or 40t per copy. If you have paid your local dues you will continue to receive it. If not please send your subscription fee to Della Yeager, 14 Texai Henderson. Nevada. If you have so~ething to contribute to FRICTION please mail to 3791 Daisy #3~ Las Vegas, 89Jnq. I I reflect the early morning madness--love and laughter gone gone gone gone love you now? yes only differently more with pity than with care it wasn't easy learning to be a parent i was a bloody failure but i remember sending kids to a movie so that we could make love on sleeping bags by the fire now a million miles to cover before we_say good?ye I and now e hate each ' other and don't really know why I am moving I look at the empty walls and rooms for what was and what could have been i will cry lonely tears MEETING DECEMBER 10 7:30PM ~tudent Union DOES THE WOMEN11 S MOVEMENT RUIN INDIVIDUALITY?" GUEST SPEAKER DR. KOETTEL TEXHCISIT IMNAGY .MPREOEVTEIN GTOS BE ONE OF OUR MOST J o , N / N-ow -1 December 15--Saturday Nite--8 P.M.--HOLIDAY PARrY Don't forget the big holiday bash. The University Chapter and the Las Vegas Chapter will join forces to celebrate Sisterhood-Personhood and the Holiday Season. Admission to the fun-filled-fest $1.00 for all the wine you can drink. Bring your friends everyone will be welcome. By the way the place is the home of LV Chapter President Nancey Sprague, 1021 Bracken Las Vegas. In case you get lost on your way there just call 385-3286. ~~Rr~Rr~Rr~Rr~Rr~Rr~Rr~Rr~Rr~Rrffl I. E p~J ?-----??r?-----??r?-----??r? r ........ ,._ ........ ,--._ ........ ,.....__.~.?,..__. B o o k s j..- a Ou Lt s /tft/' chi LO ue n ..J .? ---"" . ..J .? -------? ..J . ?-------. ..J .? __,...._. ---..:;, ......... ---..:;, ......... ----.., ......... ----.., .......... PROStltlltIOil -iact and iiction BY JEAN WITHERS ?? )r ~r ?? )~r ?? )r t' u..., ' '.... ...... -w .... ,, ....... ? ...,_,l RRtN~ f ~ll~.J I --~ For the professional or concerned citizen. ?r , .. ._ Exploding myths about the "Fast Life" from ?ir? Rare and unusual, a book with no text'. research, this work deals with changing laws (?r Abstract p1? ctures i?n warm browns and reds for and attitudes, venereal disease, law enforce-?'? a child to "read" without help, stinmlating the ment, and organized crime. ir imagination. Experiences of wonder, problem ~, solving, action by a little girl. #1-B 2 oz. 1 . .2 S' !) $ I. 9 S' # 2-B 4 oz. ?? Y? '?-??r,--.?.-_-?-?- '--???,-r-?-_-?- ?- -..-_? .,?.r..?._._. ?, ...._. ..,........._?_?. r? ?'--.?.,--.-.?_??r ?? '--.?.,-...-..?_?_?r ?? '--...,-...-. ..? J?ler ?? -..._. .-,.-..?.._?_r.? ?- '.-.-?-,-?-?._r?? ?- '.-.-?-,.?..?..r_?? -? ...._- .-,.?..?.._r_?.- ?. ...-_- .,?..?...r_?_-. ?. .'---??,-?-r._?-? .?. 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Eliot, Mitchell, Molesworth, Forten, & Jones. In sets of 10, 2 each of 5 portraits. 3 oz. POSTCARDS-# 5-P--$1.50 NOTECARDS-# 6- P--$1.75 3 oz. -------i MDVIE TIME! - 3- - - - - - - - - - "BY AND ABOUT PRESENTED BY THE CL A.RK COUNTY LIBRARY TO GIVE THE PEOPLE OF CL.ARK COUNTY .AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW SOME OF THE CONTEMPORARY NEWSMAKING WOMENS FILMS OF TODAY. MONDAY, MAY 21 "Calling All Girls", 18 minutes, the task of s e lecting a cast of gorgeous 11 girls 11 and rehearsing for a Hollywood musical is explored in this 1942 Warner Brothers short. 11 The Ceiling", 40 minutes, the drama of a young woman who discovers she has set herself a low ceiling . of attainment by dropping out of school to be-come a fashion model. She finds herself beautiful and admired but neither happy or satisfied with the boredom and lonliness of the life she comes to realize she has chosen wrongly. "Beauty Knows No Pain" is one of the slogans of .America's formost majorette corps, the Kilgore Rangerettes. Each year for 2 weeks new co-eds who aspire to join the Rangerettes, submit to an incredible, torturing ordeal of t~ain-ing and testing. Whether the film appears cynical or sentimental about these values, is in the eye of the beholder. TUESDAY, MAY 22 ]'Anything You Want To Be", 8 minutes, humorously depicts the conflicts and absurdities that beset high s chool girls. In her bid for class president she finds herself running for secreatry; in her desire to become a doctor, she leaves the guidance office convinced to be a nurse; coaxed by voices from television, movies, and magazines, she mimics female sterotypeso "Growing Up Female: As Six Become One", 60 minutes, shows the socialization of the American woman through a personal look into the lives of six women. Their ages range from four to thirty-five, and their back-grounds vary from poor black to upper middle class whiteo We see in action how many forces shape them. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 "Gertrude Stein; When This You See Remember Me", 90 minutes, portrait of a woman and artist in the first quarter of this century. Gertrude Stein-the years 1905-1930, the place Pariso The film transports viewers to the throbbing creative world of Paris where Gertrude Stein became a major force behind the arts of the time ? Program Planned by Jane Martinez, Fine Arts Librarian and obviously SISTER . Let the Library know that you are pleased with this kind of programing and lets all turn out and make it the biggest success of the yearo BITS AND PIECES EQUAL PORN? New York artist Anita Steckel announced at a recent press conference of wo-men artists that" ? ? ? we women demand equal e exual exposure of men in museum art. If the erect penis is not "wholesome" enough to go into museums it should not be considered wholesome enought to go into women." MY DAUGHTER, THE:Perhaps it will be easier f or mothers to accept their daughters ' lesbianism now that such "nice girls" as Lily Tomlin (America ' s best loved tele - phone operator) and Joan Baez (surely every res~ectable home h as one of her albums} have made their bisexuality public. The medi a may not be so compassionate as mom, how-evero Ant that's the trutho JANE MARIE HARMON, NY grandmother, is the first woman to become a splicer for NY Telephone Coo (.A splicer fixes broken cables in the MflNholes beneath the city ' s streets) Out of 26,200 of the workers in US only 11 are women. Harmon explains that she chose the job because it is the best p aying of all the crafts in telephone work, and "Besides, I like being outdoorso" Recent findings show that Joan of .Arc really was a Witch. A new book will be out in the fall giving all the details of the side of Sto Joan we never learned about. REMEMBER: RJI PE IS NOT .A SEX CRIME I REPEAT RJ1 PE IS NOT A SEX CRIME!! IT IS A CRIME OF VIOLENCE .A ND WE MUST START TRAINING OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO THINK IN THOSE TERMS CONSSCIOUS NESS RAISiNG & RAP GROUPS "We have a lot to learn from each other" is the only way to describe or express the idea behind Conscious-ness Raising (C-R) groups and Rap Groups. Women h ave been programmed to long not to see their true selves nor other women. Women for too long h ave been "slave keepers". They often do harm than good in their insecure post-ion in this society., IE Helen Herr . We are the only inslaved class class that lives with our masters. Once a * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * TO ALL SISTERS It h a s come to my a ttention that the letter I recently sent out to you h a s been inturpeted by some to be an endorsement by the chap-ter for my c andidate for a munici-pal officeo The letter wa s not a cha pter endorsement. I am personally en-dorsing this c andidate and I apop a pologize for the mix-up. Sincerely, - 2- week many women in LV have come togeth- Nancey Sp~ague er to discover, to enjoy, to share them-_______N_ ._O_._W_. T_r e_a_ s_u_r_e_r_e_ ____- ----i selves and their common bondage-their "femaleness". I h ave been questioned as to what Consciousness Raising is or does. Most of the women interested are afraid NOW needs that once again they will be subjected Whatever h appened to the convic-to the "male orientated" problem solv- tions you had 0 ? 0 when you were first ing group; the tea group , the encounter outraged by the cras s discrimina tion group, or the sensitivity group. you were forced to endure every single Consciousness Raising is none of these d ay ??? when the goals of the Women ' s and yet it is all of them. The joys of Movemem t spoke to you on a persona l being a woman can fin ally be expressed. level ?? 0 when, fin a lly, you came to a Those dreams that the "f acilatitor" h a s NOW meeting to do something about it?? always termed unrealistic can now be What have you done? discussed in an atmosphere of sameness. There 's a mountain of work to do-work Becau se women are women, beyond cultural that will lead to change-changes that attitudes, educationa l b a ckground, or will turn the world and Las Veg a s color. WE MUST COME TOGETHER!! 11 ! around. GET INVOLVED . Karen Morris h a s been successful in or- REVOULTIONS TAKE PEOPLE. YOU ARE ganizing a nember of C-R groups in the ' NEEDED!!! The rewa rds are great. The last few monthso You can meet weekly, learning experience is inv a luable. bi-weekly or monthly, your attendance is Don?t delay. Get with us. Join NOW the only necessity. I f you should have and get on an action committee today. more questions about C- R groups Ms . Work for yourself-Work for all women- Magazine ran an article a couple of Work for a more humanist society. months ago and you should try to obt ain Wha t action a rea(s) interest you? this article o If you a re interes?~ed in Education___ Poverty_ __ a C-R group c a ll Karen at 384-7559. Older Women Divorce_...,..__ RAP GROUPS unlike c~R groups demand no Membership - - Prostitution_ weekly attendance. Rap group is an Employment=== Marriage __ _ expl anatory term it self. Groups Image of Women___ Sports ___ _ can be described a s friends -and strangers Rape~-,,,,.....,..-:-:- Child Care __ comming tngether once a week to discuss Public Relations Ra pe ____ _ a topic. LV NOW had several successful Membership - Poverty_ __ Rap Groups in preparing our members for Prostitution_ ___ Marriage_ __ the recent ERA b attle. We may h ave lost Child Care _____ Sexuality & the ERA this e a r but we gained in our Lesbianism_ __,___,,-- Fund Rais':ing r knowledge for _the next 100 years of Women in the Arts_ Legislative & b attle against sexism. A Rap Group Political Affai ~r ~s-~_ _ _ ___ is now being formed 1;-Ild w~ll be held Now c a ll Elaine a t 734-2447 to volun- , every Tuesday at Elaine Mills Apart- t and for the n 9..llle and number of m~nt (~79l_Daisy # 3) Topics to_b~ t~:rc~~ittee Coordinator you want to d is cussed include women and politics, be in touch with to get busy. Make women a s e~ployees, women a s mothers, the c a ll and st a rt making herstory etc.) Unlike C-R Rap Group s a re yourself! made up of those members who a re interested in a p a rticul a r topic or who c an make that particular meeting. The f i rst --Rap Group will be held May 29, 1973 and a Rap Group will meet every Tuesday thereafter. Time 7:30 pm Elaine says "Come on over and h ang out f r w " ~-(__fJ:: l{e ?(_\' '7e~~,h_ \ ----- ? r,c1rer...5 6 +;tr "'1 I hi? J.SJt . I u,, <1r1er .'.'> 1 o (3(;' ~~.-,?, F, ~.D ? HISTORY OF SEXIST DISCRIMINATION In 1 878, Emma Nutt became the first femal e operator and just a few hours l a ter her sister, ? Stella Nutt became the second fe male telephone operator. Until recently being a telephone operator was coneidered a woman ' s occupation, and was p a id accordingly . Welcome men now tha t the s a l 8ries a re ade quate! 6 lromthe EDI T OR'S 25ct , ~----~ ____ _.__D_ E S K \ SISTERHOOD IS PEOPLEHOOD SUPPORT the ER A Sisterhood is Peoplehood. This is the idea, the feeling Shirley Chis-holm gave her pack-house audience April 9 at UNLV. Anyone who is op-pressed seeks resp ite and change. Women as people h ave erupted, not as a momentary exercise, but because of years of denial and prejudice. It works the same way with other people like the Indians at Wounded Knee. Why is it that the only time govern-ment and society respond to this pre- , judice and denial is when something hl3.ppens. The "proper channels" offer no redress. "The powerless become the scapegoats in our society," Mrs. Chisholm went on to say. But in a free democratic country this is not the way it is supposed to work. Shirley Chisholm's , word of warning was that either we h ave concern for the underprivileged and opp ressed or we are in deep trouble a s a country. Why h asn?t America re alized this already, a long time ago, I ask? To quote Mrs . Chis-holm again, "We may h ave come over in different ships, but we're all in the same boat." Women as a "ma jority-minority" are now learning the pragmatic methods and tactics from oth er groups who h ave not seen the system working with them a s it h as been romantic ally por-trayed to w:ork. Women need to step out of the roles that society h as "given" them. Shirley Chisholm is a living example of this new life view. Throughout her presidenti al c ampaign she felt a shocked society question-ing her; how dare her to step out of her assigned place! A Bl ack Woman a s president? J e annine Spicer _____ NO_TlCE NEW MEETING PLACE GOOD NEWS! I We now h ave a regular meeting place for monthly meetings. The Franciscan Center loc ated at 215 North Main Street. The meeting will be held on the Third Floor . We can hold monthly meetings there on a regular b asis. Only one h ang up and that is we will h ave to use PAY p arking. However, if you pay for parking at the Union Plaza Hotel your money will be refunded . It will mean h aving to walk two blocks. BE SURE AND BE THERE MONDAY, MAY ~---=-- 21, at 8 p.m. -This meeting is extremely important to all of us and the future of N.O .W. in Las Vegas . ALE RT! Dear Sisters: The meeting on Monday , May 21, is perhaps one of the most import-ant mee ings of the ye ar. We will be taking nominations for offices. Members must have their dues paid in full to run in the election and , to vote for officers. Keep in mind that each and every off office is of extreme importance. Each and every office must be filled by a sister who is willing to t ake full responsibility for her office and give it a good portion of time. If you feel you want to run for an office please h ave your name sub-mitted at once. We can only be a s strong as our leadership and we should h ave a strong leadership for that for the b attles that f ace us in the futureo We still h ave to win the ERA fight and we can only do that if we org anize now. Sincerely in SISTERHOOD e/~ ___,,,fQ..__,.o. ffLc_e~ _---'--- ~--~-- ~ I'M MAD , ARE YOU? IF SO a~ SEE Ms. IDA? S ARTICLE ON PAGE FOUR OF THIS MFA ISSUE, _ _,__ __ ~ --~- 2j_ ~HpmL-6 - - - 2J5[ no .. ma_1n __ _ Madness has advantages. It can mobilize thought into action. Sometimes if you get mad enough, you may do something about whatever made you angry . Witness the meat boycott . Madness can bring us together . It can unify people with divergent feel - ings and viewpoints . If we all get mad about the same thing at the same time , we may forget our differences long enough to work together at e~imi nating t he thing that bugs us. Wi tM. : , ness the coalition on the ERA. Madness can bring a certain amount of immunity. We?ve all discounted a r ash regretted statement with ~I (she. he, they, we) was (were) mad. I didn ' t mean it . 11 Madness has disadv antages. It can siphon v aluable energy away from constructive thought and action. One can fritter away madness on many seemingly unrelated h appenings, never finding the thread of continuity that would bring a centralized MADNESS on which one could focus . 4 Madness can drive us apart. If we al low ourselves to be mad at each other ? because of a thoughtless word , a slight real or imagined, or pe rsonali, ty conflicts, we will accomplish nothing . The world and the movement are l arge enough to encompass us all. Madness can bring dismissal . People , organizations, s oc iety, may ignore our real grievances and pain, "You can t t believe anything they say-- they t re Mad! 11 In all ways, good and b ad, I am MAD. I am a mad woman. I am a Mf DWOMAN . I am so angry I am going mad. I am so mad I am going cra zy . I am a MPD MADWOMAN. A loc al advertizer says men choose banks on the b asis of interest r ates while women choose on the b asis of free gifts, and that makes me mad. salesgirl a sks if I want a man's c alendar or a woman 1 s c alanda r, (they, too, come in sexes?), and I get madg A friend can't be sole executor of her husb and ' s est ate bec ause Nevad a l aw forbids it. Th At means I c an't be ?sole executor of '!!EL husb ,md 1 s es-t ate. Damn it!! How dare they! I ' m MA D!!! Every day I get mad. Every d y I go mad. You too? Help me turn my ' mad-ness into a positive force in my lif~ Let me help you do the same. Let us sh ~re our m~dnesses and piques and ange rs until they dissipate or swell into an irresistable tide. Write or c all the MADWOMAN . 1912 Embrey L.Vo, 89106 382-2736 Jimmie Ida Reality: Hers Fluid life flows. Currents and eddies whirl - 4- the velvet murky journey woman on her way to oblivion. Pain and more fluid pain . and the liquid, flowing - receeding bloating, always we are c aught up in the tides. Sound waves undulate through the ooze, even screams are softened to here moans. Concrete and pl astic cover her, resting on the fill - wet sand. The solid walls cry reality and the here moans utter softly b ack. She is drowning in the fluids down gagging the thro at and filling the ears with the sound roars of doom. Slashing, silver streaked the cry cannot issue from the soul gasping body. \ ~'N\_ MAJORITY REPORT (monthly newspaper) P. o. Box 431 Planetarium Station New York, N. Y. 10024 $3 . 00 for 12 issues 1/ GO ING OUR WAY .... How many times have you hesitated. to ask questions of your gynecologist, or worse, seriously doubted the. ans - ? wers that the doct_Q_r_..Il!a h ave given you. \-H- ow do you feel &bout your body? Would you love to find a book for y~ur teenager that discusses sex, sex~ality and what it means to be a woman in a conciousness-raising manner , (WONDERS)? T ~P-D uA ??? It is here! I I I Search no more The Boston Women 's Health Book Coll;ctive has just authored a feminist-oriented study of women entitled, OUR BODIES, OURSELVES. Ps the cover of the book says, IT ' S A BOOK BY AN FOR WOMEN , . . . ~nat omy, Physiology, Abortion, Nutriti~n, Childbearing, these and many other topis are discussed in a spont aneous , un:=- ? affected manner ??? interlac ed with much feminist philosophy and personal in-sights/ reactions from our sisters. Excellent is Excellent illustrations and poetry tool It ' s a j oy ous celebration of sister-ho od. Re ad it , at 2.95 a copy, pl an t o buy several for all those with whom you will want t o sha re the mo od, know-ledge and spirit of the book . i, OLYMPE DE GOURGES 18th Century Feminist The Declaration of the Rights -s-of Man was adopted by the French Assembly on Aug. 26,1789 , and be-came the preamble to the French Constitution in 1791 . The Docu-ment assert ed the "equality and rights of men" and Olympe de Gourges wrote "The Declaration of the Rights of Woman" in 1790 in answer to its obvious inadequacieso She mimicked the style of the doc - ument , the better to point out its weaknesses , and in it demanded equal rights for women before the law and in all other circumstances of public and private life. JUDITH 977/Queen of the Falashas or Bl ack Jews As a warrior queen , Judith attacked Axum, the sacred c apital of Ethiopi a and captured it in 937 AD. By this report, she killed, sparing none, memwi bers of the family of Solomon and the Qu~en of Sheba. She conquored all but a small portion of Ethiopia and ruled it until her death in 977 o -l~ -l~Rogers, J . A., WORLD ' S GREAT MEN OF COLOR, Vol II, New York, 1947 P. NN FRANKLIN 1696- 1763/Printer &Journalist ~ ---="' After her husband ' s death in 1735, NAME PHONE ADDRESS ZIP Chapter Dues (suggested) $5.00 Regular 2.50 Special (students, retirees, etc.) I am enclosin'g Return to: 0 $5.00 ? 0 $2.50 O Partial Payment $ ____ _ Nancy Sprague O I will pay later 1021 Drac ken Street O I cannot afford dues National Dues are $1 0.00 Regular 5.00 Spec ial N' TIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN LAS VEGAS CH. PTER 3791 Daisy #3 Las Veg a s, Nev ada 89109 SISTERHOOD IS POWERFUL Nevada 89104 Ann Franklin(sister- in-law or Ben Franklin) took over his printing bus-iness and made it thrive. She did blanks for public offices, printed pamphlets and mnney, and in 1740, did an edition of the Laws of Rhode Islando Her son started the first aper in Rhode Island, the "Newport ercury" and at his death in 1762, he took it over also, and ran it rofitably until her death one year ater. -l~ ?~Dexter, Elixabeth, COLONIAL WOMEN F PFFPIRS, Boston, Houghton- Mifflin, 931 FEMINIST? VOICE September 1972 Vol I Noo 1 Las Vegas. N .o .w ? . c... an ,.: ral Meeting August 21 We were addressed b y two candidat es running for office in Senate District Three. They we re Democrat Richard Bryan and Republican Ira Hecht. For ?hose of you not at the me e tin g it is imoortant to know the position of bo~h candidates on issue s pertin~nt to our cause. Both candidat e s f avor th e abortion resolut i on and both candi dat es also claim that if e le cted they will vote for ratification of the ERA. Notes we r e taken on t oth candidates oositions and furth er i nformation can be obtain ed fr om ~laine Mills (385-2980) or Nell Alle n (451-7294). Both can-did a t e s wero t he r e s e~king endors e-ment. The Cbaot Ar vot ed not to en-dorse any candidat e at t his t ime; how- CV8r, an arn e ndme nt wa s a a ded t hat t he ca nd i cl at c s ?wc ul d b o polled re gard i ni_:; iss ue s wit h which vi e ar e c r;n cer ned and a bla nket st2t ern e nt 1?1ill b e issu ed by tb ~ Chapt s r aft er t he poll. In additi on to the ca ndid at e s who s poke , ot bc r candidat e s in a t t c nd an Ge we re Emili e Wanderer, Al Becker and Le ona r d Root. ?--------- Our thanks to Ruby Duncan for her app e nr 8ncc at our July meeting. All of us l e arn ed a c r c~ t deal a bout th e we lfare si t uati on in Clark County and th e State. Jaqui Davison ba s bee n naned th e AU1i'i' 'l'OH of th e r10ntb fo p her out s t s wli ns work in the mov ement to ke ep women in the ranks of s e cond ~l~ss citizens. ERA-NOW Help do your part to obtain ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by calling Barbara Sedway at 736-2870. Workshops are to be started within the next f ew days. Please plan to attend. HE W ~EETING PLACE lill\?,r I?IBETING PLACE NEW f ffi!T~ TING PLACE ? The next General Meeting will be at the Royal Inn Nevada Room ? 305 Convention Center Dr. 1-IOi'-IDAY SEPTEH13ER 18 8 :00 PH COHGRA'l'ULATIONS ?ro OURSE LVE S 1 On Saturday August 26, Las Vegas N.O.W ? . orga niz ed a m~rch in ce le bration of th e 52nd a nn i v~rsar y of Women 's Ri g ht to J ot e . hed:i.a coverage of t he eve nt wa s s ur prisinc l y s ood . t he Re view Journal, Th e Las Ve ~as Sun, and Chann e l 3 all co v0r cd it. Ela i ne Mills was l nt crvi cwed b y Ja y Albr l g bt of l(LUC Sundny evening aft r:,r th e mare h ? Excerpts of th a t conv c rs at : on w ?r e broadcas ~ dur i nJ th~ hourly newscasts a 11 da y 1 ,onda y . SIS'1-.:-:m100D I S P O\f-.RFU L! 1 l 1 CALL FOR CCJh I Il'l1?.1.'F' ; VOLUW1,.,.,' t S All s t nn ,1 i n~co?~11rn i t rr s ncec1 r,icmbe r-s. r Let us k now 11hic h comr:litt f:0 i nt : r r s ts you: ' d ucat io n, Fmp loym c nt, Ab ort ion Lcs i sla tiv c a nd Politi ca l, Chi l d Co r e , I-iemtc rs hl p, Conc i ous n<:: s -rai sl ng . 11 You for c c t to o much/ 'l'h a t e vor y cre a t ur e , f rrn alc as th e male,/ Stands si n~le in r e spon-si bl e act and t hou c ht,/ As also in birth and d cath. 11 Elizabet h Earr e tt Browning WOMEN I S RIGHTS ARE I-HTiiAH R I GII'l'S l FEMINIST VOICE Sept-.mber 1972 Vol I Noo 1 Las Vegas N .o.w ? . J en ,.: ral Meeting August 21 We were addressed by two candidat es running for office in Senate District Three. They we re Democrat Richard Bryan and Republican Ira Hecht. For those of you not at the meetin g it is imoortant to know the position of bo~h candidates on issue s pertinent to our cause. Both candidates favor th e abortion resolution and both candidat es also claim that if elected they will vote for ratification of the ERA. Notes we r e taken on t otb candidates oositions and furth P. r :'i. nforrna tion can be obtained fr om Elaine Mills (385-2980) or Nell Allen (451-7294). Both can-didates wero t here se 0kin g endorse-ment. The Chaot s r voted not to en-dorse any candidat e at t his t ime; how-ev er, an amendment was a aa ea that t he candiclat cs ?wc ul d be polled re r;a rdin .c; iss ues wit h which vi e are c nn cern ed and a Llnnket st2.t erne nt 1-1 ill be iss ued by tb ~ Chapt er aft er t he poll. In addition to the candidat e s who s poke , ot her candidate s in att e ndan ~e we re Emili e Wanderer, Al Becker and Leonard Root. ?---------- Our thanks to Ruby Duncan for her appear Dncc at our July meeting . All of us learned a e r e c t deal a bout the welfare situation in Clark County and th e State. Jaqui Davison ha s been named the AilliT 'l'ON of t lF r:1ontb fop her out s tsnr1i ns work in the r;10vemcnt to keep women in the ranks of s e cond clEis~ citizens. ERA-N nw Help do your part to obtain ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by calling Barbara Sedway at 736-2870. Workshops are to be started within the next f ew days. Please plan to attend. NEW ~.EETING PLACE NE\?l HEETING PLACE NEW hEL TING PLACE The next General Meeting will be at the Royal Inn Nevada Room 305 Convention Center Dr. E01'-IDAY SE PTEl-IBER 18 8 : 00 PH COHGRA'l'ULATIONS ?ro OURSELVES! On Saturday August 26, Las . Vegas N.o.w ?. organiz ed a march in ce le bration of th o 52nd anni ve rsar y of Women 's Right to ~ot e . ~edia coverage of t be event was surprisinc l y good . The Review Journal, The Las V