Word: equality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...National Organization for Women's economic boycott against states rejecting the proposed Equal Rights Amendment [Nov. 14] is nothing short of political and economic blackmail. Whatever comes of its passage, the 27th Amendment should stand on its own merits and should not rely on scare tactics designed to intimidate rather than educate voters...
...Houston conference, the women's movement had armed itself with a 25-point, revised National Plan of Action, mainly based on proposals drafted by the commission. By convincing majorities the delegates called for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment; free choice on abortion, along with federal and state funds for those who cannot afford it; a national health insurance plan with special provisions for women; extension of Social Security benefits to housewives; elimination of job, housing and credit discrimination against lesbians, and their right to have custody of their children; an expansion of bilingual education for minority women; a federal...
Their chief philosopher was Phyllis Schlafly, who may run against Illinois Senator Charles Percy in the Republican primary next year. "The Equal Rights proponents," she charged, "want to reconstruct us into a gender-free society, so there's no difference between men and women. I don't think babies need two sex-neutral parents. I think they need a father and a mother...
...incumbent upon Israel to show an equal willingness to negotiate on realistic terms. The true test of Prime Minister Menachem Begin's government is not in merely receiving Sadat in proper form, but in furthering the progress of this unexpected chance to break the diplomatic stalemate in the Middle East. The biblical rhetoric that Begin espoused must give way to a more flexible and realistic bargaining position. As Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan said last week, Israel must quickly re-examine its past positions and develop its ultimate attitude on important questions such as its borders, the existence and location...
...Every student should have equal security." Thomas A. Dingman '67, director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Parents Association and chairman of the committee, said yesterday. "Some Houses will need more than others to bring them up to the anticipated level of security," he added...