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...Friedan, who spoke at a seminar sponsored by the Kennedy Institute of Politics, argued that the greater number of women now involved in politics will change its direction. "There is more sensitivity to human concerns by women," she said in the hour-and-a-half session attended by some 60 people...
...reviewing the recent history of the women's political movement, Friedan explained that the important problem has been in translating the power of numbers into political power...
...Friedan credited the Women's Political Caucus groups, which were formed a year later, with increasing the number of women delegates at the Democratic and Republican conventions...
...Friedan charged that the McGovern headquarters used "extreme intimidation" to change 200 votes against the abortion plank written by women delegates...
Women also made strides in the recent state elections, Friedan said. "Where there were no women in the New York State Senate, there are now three...