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7% - oy Full eguclity for -- sen» fruly equal partuersbip with mea ° “- ‘ Netuona! Organizatron for Women . _— o- ° , . ; +Sritc 309, 1629 K Seveet, N.W. . 8, coo a : Rash ing ton OG os . AN INVITATION TO JOIN N.O.W. _ note new address: - = y Chore ow cee . RATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR HOMEN 2424 -"16th. St., RW, ae President Gs 7 a Washington, . Df. een i Betty Friedm _ . 4 ; , ° cree Vice Presid-nt, West N.O.W. 4s a new national ergernization formed in Washington. ‘..-: fies Hemenices, Octobsr 50, 1966, "to take action to bring woren into full pertici~ sei! Rilo’ Goes - Pation in the minstream of American society NOW, exercising ail the . rs pete memnperr tment EN He HRS ’ : 1 of we JT Sccretary-Tresswrer ivile 5 4 : : ae Secret r Tress mtn mee ara responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership Fe een , PO pS, i TrGroce Anson, ' -The men ani women of N.0.W. work to initiate or support: action, |: ee por rationally or in any part of this nation, to break through the silken = Ollie Butler Moore curtein of Frejudice and discyinination against women in government, © |. : Groce D. Cor - bak indastry, the professions, the churches, the political parti s, the . 3... Benn sary Aestin Dae saaclary: the labor unions; in education, science, medicine, |lew, wig AlisoaRakPricher Teoasion anc every other field of importante in American society. Sy Dr. Elizateth Jone Ferians . ra " as (cre fiat Fee ies . Discrimination on the basis of sex is now prohibited by federal “* Ruts Guge-Colby iew, in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But officiais of - i Evelya E. Whitlow govermert and industry have not taken the prohibsticns ageinst dis- 2 cone ie cun Hatch crimination based on sex as Soriously as they have the prohibitions ° . ; Dr, Anus Arnoll edgemat oe ents t cther forms of discrimination, N.O.W, was formed to remind | i Wilma Scott Heide tham that scmsono was watching, someone cared. ot i i Barbera ireton : i yd te a ; eet eas . On a national level, N.O.W. has already achieved results. To - he Reverend Dear H. Lewis cite one example, a major N.O.W. campaign sought — and won _ ansnd~ .- 7 ce Rel Poschall Esnt of the Presidential Executive Order prohibiting Job discrimna- 1 Nor cworie ecll ‘don ty goverznent contractors and subcontractors, and by the feiercl ! Dollie Laucther Robinson cevernment itself, N.O.W. urged that the word "sex" be added to "races - Oa Shad Somers regen and rational origin" as a prohibited basis for discrimination. — . Aaron Scheinfeld sider Johnson did amend his order in this fashion. oa, ‘ devia Other activities during N.0.W.'s first year included a campaign te wclare Sex-Segrezated "Help Wanted - Male" and "Help Warted - Femle" hearing egal. (The Equal Exploynent Opportunity Comission held public : srings on this subject as the result of a N.O.W. petition.) weccer .- 4obs va for appointment of many more wonen to policy-matding goverrzent whi h riche Appeals for re-examination of pension rules and divorce 1ay= i a a might discriminate azainst men as well as women ....-. Acamalgn «| = via F airline rerulations which force stewardesses to retire upon tie no3e or at ee 32 or 35. seavee And an attack upon so-called Mprotec-$ : , 8 ve" labor laws in individusl states which diseririnate on the basis of - . hee ioe insists that theso protective laws violate the Civil Rights Ne ut 1964 and other federal laws, and that they are being used as @ : wtarfugo for depriving women of good jobs and prometicns." - st N.O.W. supports victims of sex discriminatidyrya, KD eesd wegal assistance, press conference : 5 5 Bi ; es and publicity { ssoniedsy égeraias, public dexcnstrations and other techniqvss ts Syn Cast ation. - K.0.W. attariegs ave curruitly aiding women in i fot 4 ge 15318.“ mS ’ . ~~ Toro | . . ‘. ee ee pace eee: OE EE ae CE LS samme oe entinn Brae mevewr we tt