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. exe TAY 100-800 Gree "PHONY ‘EQUAL RIGHTS' AMINDMENT -- 4 REPUBLICAN PARTY BAIT FOR MONEN'S NOTES IN a4 " istery : Introduced firat in 1922 as ‘men and women shrill heve equal rights throughout the United States and everywherc, subject to its jurisdicticn,' by Senator Cherics E, Curtis, Republican of Kansas, Inter Vice-President under Heever. Endorsed in 1923 by Republican Naticnal Committec at request of T. Coleman DUPent. In 1945 session of Congress as Bill #1, it wos reported faverably by the Senote Judiciary Committcc, but rejected by the House Judiciary Committee by o vote of 15 to ll. SPONSORED BY os ‘Ne ticnel] Women's Party (smoll group of professionel women and socinl | registerites) who mrke lobbying their main purpese in lifc. Prescnt outfit not tc be identificd with original grcup of many spicndid women who fought for women's suffrage. Finenecd by wealthy women, DlUlPonte and cther interests, the present seteup wes recrpcnized by in 1925 to campnign fer this anti-laber ancndment ¢xclusively. Endorsed by Netions:l of 'Eusiness and Prefessicne] Women's Clubs and by “Naticnal Benrd -f'Genera) Federation cf Wemen's Cluts. £160 endersed by Republican Perty 1940 in its platfcrm. , Oppesed by r We ticne) Women's Tredy Unicn Lec.guc; C.7.0. 4uxiliorice; ‘American Assceintion of University Women; ‘Notional Council of Jewish Womens Netionnl Lengue of Women Voters; 'Noticnal Board of YeW.C.A.; Hetionn) Council of Catholic Wemen; Neticnnl Consumers Lee gue; end cthers, fdditicne.] Women Miss Mary'dnderecn (Wemen's Kureau, Deprrtment of Labcr); Whe o opposed it: Cen-ressweman M ory, Norton; Mrs. Elcenor (Roosevelt; Mrs. Carrio Chapman sCatt (veternn suffre cist); Elinur'Herrick; Nether Licor; irs. Hoary \Reusc cf AF. ef L. auxiliaries; Gertrude ‘Lanc; Helen’ Bloanshard; Mary, Von Klceck; Groce\Hutchine; Hre, Isobel Wolker-Seule; Anita Whitney; and others, ~ Danger for 1914: G. O.P. are reviving this pheny amendment and may Bhove it - throuch Congress as a bid for the women's vwetes in 1944, Neticnsl Womente Farty eall Republican Perty ‘the fricnd « f women.’ Congresemen Pot Cannen of Fleridn is now efroupnting n petition te fcrec the amendment cut «ff eommittec cn te fleor. The pissing cf such o low will rullify 1:11 preeressive inbor legisistion fr wenen. The Women's Ferty fevers this. They h.ve lebbied with empl:ycrs, opoinst protective lccgisinticn for women, ni tably in ew Yerk ond New Jcerscy. Thcy se.rn laws such 18 mether'’s pensicns, mininum wege, - 39 -