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...source of the indignation was Carter's abrupt dismissal of assertive ex-Congresswoman Bella Abzug as co-chair of the National Advisory Committee for Women, an action the President apparently thought would cause little trouble. To his surprise, 26 of the 40 members of the committee, including Co-Chair Carmen Delgado Votaw, resigned in protest...
...Abzug's appointment had been opposed from the beginning by Rosalynn Carter and Daughter-in-Law Judy. Carter only reluctantly agreed to the arguments of top White House Aides Jody Powell, Stuart Eizenstat and Anne Wexler that the choice would improve Carter's standing with liberals. Abzug's outspoken style rankled, but there was a more fundamental disagreement about what the committee was supposed to do. The women believed that they had a mandate from the White House to advise the President on how to achieve full equality for women, as outlined at the 1977 Houston women...
Carter apparently thought the committee would be more of a ladies' auxiliary. Its budget was a minuscule $300,000, mostly in services. Abzug had to negotiate for the loan of office space and staff. All members served without...
...first meeting with the President was scheduled last December - for 15 minutes. The committee felt that meant the occasion would be merely ceremonial, so it called off the meeting, despite Abzug's warning that this would be impolitic...
Carter agreed, but wanted to wait to give the final nod until after his meeting with the committee. Eight members, including Abzug, spoke of their concern about the impact on women of Carter's anti-inflation policies. They asked for continuation of programs for education and training of women. The President responded by saying the committee should give him more support. Both sides later accused each other of having "lectured...