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Aside from the defection of male politicians and the threat from the right, what bothered the delegates most was attacks on "reproductive freedom." Frances ("Sissy") Farenthold, a former Texas legislator who is now president of Wells College in New York, accused President Carter of "ringing pietism" for his stand on public aid for abortion, and sarcastically attacked the recent Supreme Court ruling. Said she: "Every case the Supremes have heard of late has resulted in constitutional disaster." Among the resolutions approved by the caucus was one calling on feminist supporters to avoid tourism in the 15 states that have...
WELLS COLLEGE (515 women; Aurora, N.Y.). At the 1972 Democratic Convention, Frances Tarlton ("Sissy") Farenthold, fresh from a defeat in the Texas gubernatorial primary, was nominated for the vice-presidential slot on the McGovern ticket in a symbolic gesture by the Women's Caucus. Her being chosen as the first female of Wells' thirteen presidents, however, was anything but symbolic. The school, which has a modest endowment of $8 million, needed someone of note to help boost sagging enrollment. On the job since March, Farenthold, 49, has made this fall's entering class the largest...
...Mr.Haris, what do you think of Sissy Farenthold's statement this afternoon at the convention that the National Women's Political Caucus has no presidential candidate...
...photographers at the press conference flashed shots of Sissy Farenthold's face in quick succession, making a stage of the Sheraton ballroom look like the setting of silent movie. "I must say I'm not particularly entranced with any candidate for president in this country. Many senators who have said they would support the Equal Right Amendment have note voted for it and I've seen this happen many times. It's a simple thing. We just want to be part of the U.S. Constitution...
While the new treaty with men offers a tempting apple of political expediency, it also poses a dilemma: Will the NWPC make "an impact on the male power structure", as Farenthold claims it has, or will it be absorbed by the male status quo? "I depends on how seriously men take us, one delegate said. "It they think were important, they'll grab...