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That possibility, however, was discussed by a group of activists, including five Congresswomen, who dubbed themselves "Mondale Women." They will meet with the candidate in Minnesota this week to press the case for selecting a woman. One member of the group caused a furor by speaking openly of staging a convention walkout if the No. 2 spot does not go to a woman. The Congresswomen present quickly denied that such a threat existed...
...picture accompanying your article on the National Women's Political Caucus convention shows four Congresswomen, two of whom are wearing open-toe shoes appropriate for the beach rather than Congress. Unless women take a more professional approach to their work, they will continue to be left behind...
...picture of the four Congresswomen, I saw not unshaven legs, but eight nicely turned ankles...
...sunny terrace above the cypress-shaded San Antonio River, four Congresswomen gleefully summed up the moment. Said Democrat Geraldine Ferraro of New York: "We've got the issues, we've got the gender gap on our side, and at long last the men are going to pay attention to us." Republican Congresswomen Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island and Olympia Snowe of Maine said that even the White House had begun to take notice. Not a moment too soon. The fourth member of the group, Democrat Barbara Kennelly of Connecticut, had brought both Republican and Democratic delegates to their...
Both were evident last week. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler testified on Capitol Hill for a bill providing for enforcement of child-support payments. A group of Republican Congresswomen met with White House staffers to discuss child-support and pension reform. Schneider called the meeting "a significant signal that the White House is serious" about portions, at least, of the Economic Equity Act. This is a complex package of legislation on pension reform, tax relief, insurance discrimination and child-care issues developed by the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues...