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...matter of minutes after finishing her speech to the National Organization for Women in Philadelphia, Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, 47, had collected checks and pledges totaling $351,344, a sum that could make her eligible for federal matching funds if she decides to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Already, the mere prospect that she will join the race has galvanized women's groups and activists who have grown impatient with the timid stances on feminist issues staked out by Schroeder's male competitors. Insists Betty Friedan, who was among the first to urge Schroeder to run: "This...
Although the celebrators' attention was officially on the past, circumstances kept wrenching it back to the implacable present. Louisiana Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, resplendent in red, presided over solemn ceremonies in stately Independence Hall, while not far away some 100 supporters of the National Organization for Women demonstrated for an Equal Rights Amendment, chanting, "Hey! Hey! What do you say! Ratify the ERA!" While speakers redundantly eulogized the Constitution, Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd, alluding to disclosures of the Iran-contra abuses, cautioned against "habits of power that are inherently undemocratic and unconstitutional...
Geraldine Ferraro, former New York Congresswoman and 1984 Democratic vice- presidential candidate...
...addition to Pippert, this term's fellows include another journalist, New York's first Congresswoman, two unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidates, a public opinion expert and a media consultant...
...woman first," said U.S. Congresswoman Constance Morella (R-Maryland). Morella, who is sponsoring the ERA this session, said, "I firmly believe the ERA is ultimately going to pass...