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...NCWO Chairwoman Martha Burk, whom I recently referred to as “Generalissimo” (April 10, 2003). Since your protest at the Masters golf tournament only attracted 40 or so women, I really should have called you a “Corporal-issimo.” Sorry...
...embedded correspondent, Rahul Rohatgi, is with the 3rd Division-5th Battalion of the National Coalition of Women’s Organizations (NCWO), which is leading the protest in Augusta, Ga. Let’s hear from...
...Well, Augusta National, the private club associated with the Masters tournament, is a men’s-only club, and Martha Burk, the president of NCWO, doesn’t like that. Last year she sent a letter to Augusta president Hootie Johnson asking him to change the policy, and he basically told her to shove off. Since then, the issue has taken on a life...
...With pleasure. Well, folks, this battle will rage at least until Sunday, when the tournament is over. Neither side is giving an inch. Nighttime is fast approaching, and as we all know, the NCWO “owns the night.” They have also established 100 percent air-waves supremacy. But the enemy is formidable, and the level of resistance fiercer than expected. Martha Burk would have liked to establish a larger coalition for her cause, but right now she is settling for a “coalition of the willing to waste time in a parking...
Finally, and most importantly, we cannot ignore the symbolism that accompanies the current existence of final clubs. The NCWO probably doesn’t care much about the 18th hole at Augusta, and many women at Harvard would not want to join a final club if given the chance. But the men who join final clubs are welcomed into a long tradition of camaraderie that includes three U.S. presidents and, for over a hundred years, was closely connected to the life of Harvard College. Membership in the clubs is for life and can continue to provide benefits long after graduation...