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Wednesday, September 23, 1970 College Station, Texas Page 3
Women’s rights come of age
It took women 70 years to get
the vote. Almost half a century
to get an Equal Rights Amend
ment approved in the House. Two
hundred years to receive college
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educations, and ll6 years to get
into New York’s McSorley’s bar.
But women this year seem to
be coming into their own.
American women are using po
litical influence, legal rights and
sheer determination to change
their status from second-class
citizen, isolated in the home, to
a leading force in all segments
of society.
It hasn’t been an easy struggle
and the fight is far from over.
Despite significant advances in
legislation and opportunity, in
some areas women are worse off
than they were 30 years ago.
There are fewer women in poli-
tices today than 10 years ago
and fewer women in top govern
ment positions than during other
administrations. Women’s share
of PhD’s and law degrees and
professional positions is less than
it was in the depression year
1930.
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While more and more women
are entering the labor force year
ly, they predominate in the low-
paying, menial jobs of industry.
Seven out of 10 clerical workers
are women. Men managers and
officials outnumber women 6 to 1.
Despite the recent flurry of
“firsts” for women, many feel
they’re still a long way from
real equality.
Women can finally ride on a
race track but they can’t work
for overtime in several states.
Two women earned general’s
stars but in four states a wife’s
earnings are under the complete
control of her husband. A woman
holds a seat on the stock ex
change but women still aren’t
allowed to sit at some bars alone.
“The prejudice against women
is so deep-rooted that it comes
as a shock to men that we should
complain about our status,” says
Rep. Martha Griffiths.
“Women have experienced a
gradual and persistent decline in
status as measured by occupa
tion, income and education when
compared to men,” says sociology
Prof. Dean Knudsen of Purdue
University in a report that con
cluded women will remain in an
inferior position at least for an
other generation.
(To be continued next Wednes
day: Women and Employment.)
WOMEN
NOW
Girl’s rifle team
recruits members
An all-women rifle team for
A&M is being organized by Sgt.
Gilbert L. Railsback, coach of the
varsity rifle team. Membership
is open to all university women
and so far three have joined.
Railsback organized the wom
en's team to spark competition
into current state matches.
“There are only three other
women’s teams in Texas, and
they dominate the matches,” ex
plained Railsback. “Why not give
them some competition and win
some trophies of our own?”
The other Texas teams are St.
Mary’s, Texas A&I, and TCU.
According to Railsback, the
purpose of the team is to teach
marksmanship and competitive
ability to the women.
There are no qualifications for
membership, and all equipment is
furnished. The women will be
firing .22 calibre rifles.
All women interested in join
ing should contact Sgt. Gilbert
Railsback in the basement of the
Military Science Building during
the afternoon.
Lib Conference
to meet at I T
LONG AND SENSUOUS describe new fall fashions. Mink stenciled to simulate tiger
(left) costs $35,000. Long tunic over pants (center) gives new dimension to the pant
suit. Maxi in bold plaid (right) changes pace for evening wear. All were shown at
Beverley Braley’s fashion show at Briarcrest Country Club. See related story page 4.
(Photos by Mel Miller)
The first Women’s Liberation
Conference of Texas will be held
at the University of Texas in
Austin Saturday and Sunday.
The Conference will begin at
9:30 a.m. Saturday in the campus
Academic Center, Room 21.
Panel discussions and work
shops will discuss and organize
state-wide action on such issues
as abortion and birth control,
employment problems of women,
child care and the Equal Rights
Amendment to the United States
Constitution.
The liberationists also plan
a public demonstration Sunday
morning.
Coordinated workshop sessions
for men will also be offered.
Bikini gets ‘covered’ look
LOS ANGELES (A>)—The itsy-
bitsy, teeny-weeny bikinis will
continue to decorate beaches and
swimming pools next year — but
only after the girls wearing
them take off their maxicoats,
tunics, pants and wraparound
skirts, California fashion design
ers decreed Tuesday.
The designers showed off their
creations as the week-long 20th
annual California Fashion Crea
tors show continued before about
85 women’s fashion editors.
The bikini, one-piece suit and
minishift will keep their place.
But the showings emphasized
that swimsuits will be covered
with a variety of accessories.
These include ankle-length
maxis, ponchos, tunics and
wraparounds. The mini beach
shift appeared only a few times.
One of the new looks shown in
the three separate showings —
DeWeese, Sea Fashion and Luis
Estevez’s collection for Sea Dar
lings — was a nylon tunic with
peasant-like gathered top form
ing an empire bodice. The tunic
was differentiated from the
standard beach shift by the soft
look of its nylon-polyester fabric.
Estevez’s collection for Sea
Darlings caused the most stir,
sparking a long round of ap
plause.
The women liked his outfits
because there was more that was
pew and ‘starting ,— such as
white-and-brown lace ponchos
that gave a sensuous look.
Men combat feminists
with male lib movement
Four Los Angeles men have
spearheaded the Men’s Liberation
Movement by forming a corpor
ation called Men’s Lib Inc. The
founders of the movement de
cided that “if men are going to
retain any of their rights, we
had better organize.”
“Men bravely fought the wars
and generously gave women 80
percent of the national income to
spend. We didn’t complain about
the higher mortality rate or the
lower longevity of men, but the
Women’s Lib Movement has
proved that the female of the
species doesn’t have it in her to
be grateful,” the Founding Four
some, as they call themselves,
state.
They claim that they are or
ganizing to “rally American Man
hood, not for ourselves, but for
our sons.”
who are bent on exploitation,”
they state.
The founders stress that their
quarrel is not with the “sweet,
feminine kind of women we have
always cherished and appreciated.
We declare battle with the mili
tant women who are using the
Women’s Liberation Movement as
a weapon for their own psycho
logical vendettas.”
Numerous women also want to
join Men’s Lib Inc. and wives are
encouraging their husbands to
join. One wife accompanied her
husband’s application with this
comment:
“I think Women’s Lib is con
fusing intellectual equality with
sexual equality. I believe women
should be encouraged to develop
intellectually and they should be
paid equally with men for the
work they do, but it can be
achieved without competing with
men sexually. I’d rather be a
first-class woman than a second-
class man.”
Men’s Lib Inc. offers for two
dollars a package containing a
bumper sticker, identification
card, certificate suitable for
framing, and a Men’s Bill of
Rights. The address is 6820 La
Tijera Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.
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The four say they are asserting
their rights to retain the tradi
tional pride of being men. “We
just couldn’t look our sons in
the eye if we did less. Those in
nocent babies are even now being
diapered by some radical females
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