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National Organization for Women NOW — Part 3
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ae. a1 5 an) HOSES a ATE We rode to the airport ic desdly si-
en, wey bo wtte
anced Cetored Porth «pence. Spirits Lifted with the jetesscent
——— So se°s Lownie € 4 eh. Wk oo ; vee : ’ ered ahs
ere a.) se een O38 ty Secret Gril & Coonire Ct .
Regs em ana Le erin wees ee Leer “Do br, merancn and a chance for retrospection on the
You've atl read the travel brochures, Rew Crlenna--othat exciting elty with idea-rich boura just enced snd the res-
elutions fer the sonths of work ahead.
he quatat French Quarter. or course, they don't say toc such abcut what the
cab driver eralis “niggerville:” which you have to fo through to find the Guerter. __codudtth Mewli
cat driver also enjightens you with Little personal insights evch es: “hy
‘he .
jacgbter site aud reads books when she ehovid be ecacentrating o2 lezrnit’ to NOW HELPS TO SHOOT OvIN MEN'S
CLUS IN THe SKY: United Air
‘ook er take care of the kouse
Waen 1 (imeTiy left the cad, zy face wes red, but it Telt yellow, becouse I Lines decision to ciscontinue
ats men-only flights as of Jen.
jad not dared to fignt, even verbaily. hil the sane, I found pys2li eajoyzing
step of a “walking tour™ of the Querter, It was hours before I moticec, 14 is another victory for ROA
and others who wrote to United
{f Twere invisible. Evening dianer was another strange phenovenca: we were to complain about the executive
served only by white waitresses while bleck sere responsible for clean-up, Over (men only) flight from New York
jot fee, J gissced through a lonal nessperer und the claszified ads cese under to Chicage. United lestened
ieruginy and there 1 wase—-livad agein. and researched and discovered
$4 walk dowa Bourbons Street would be enough to cistract me. Acyeay, that's that the reason the executive
grat | thought when I started. But, you know, a funny thica happened every tine flight was growing less pop-
ie passed an opes dvor;, with @ barker bleating out every sezploitative porase ular was because teday'’s young
& south withort = brain interceding; waves of uearem overtook businessman prefers the company
baat can come freos &
pe, This could very well bave ended in a real reten beczuse every other door was of sophisticated women.
gather & girlie show or & fenale iupersocator farce, At this poiat, 2fth nusbing
reery
Athout exception, a lack cf eye contact efth a biack in Bey Orlcars, It wee ee
.
Lief, we made cur way back to the hotel.
> Saturday sew the becinning of the board seating, when the rea excitezent
t
jtartes. Toe air wes charged by the tise Betty Friedar gave her execitive report,
tnd stayed taal way throughout all of the officers’ reports. Finzliv, the tise
for uscociazion of face with nase and the opportunity to hear fro2 these indivi-
fanis first hend bee arrived, Life bas shown us any nunber of xzys to gst high,
bot the bigh froa involvesent pust certainly be the sost satisfying. ,
t fhe boa.g tackleo such probless as restructering of the by-lavs, furd raising,
anditing finzencie) records, and other “nitty-gritty” activitics that ere naces~
sary to the viability of an organization. Even these were © tera-on. It may sound
i credible, but it was an honor to adjourn for a dinner of shrecéed by-lazr put
Pecnes agein as a palatabdie orgenizstion based on regional directcrsnips,
Tive Vice-pracidents, wnd the wsual treasurer, secretary, and prerivert--all
berved with s side order of shrizp Louie, The only sre2 to suffer fros this re-
dimen wae cifestion, We hed an hour and a half to aceoxp}ish these tasks ani zest
ack with the full board to report, The evening meeting lasted entil Lip.s, and
pthe convention room wae Located in the hotel, it was only a few dragging steps
RERE'S LOOXING_ AT YOU!, After
114 years of catering to men
only, McSorley'’s Ale House in
New York has been ordered to
cease discrimineticn against
women, The decisicn, the re-
sult of a suit by two Central
New York chapter members, 1s
a lendmark beesuse it. is the
first time discrimination ag-
ainst a sex in public accano~
dations has been recognized
by the courts as a valid com-
plaint. In its decisicn, the
court said: "To adhere to
practices supported by ancient
chivalristic concerts, where
there ray no longer exist a
need or basis therefor, may
only serve to isolate wooen
‘¥rom the realities of e oo
day “life and to perpetuate,
o erhacated slustver.
Sundsy cerning found ws together again to hear reports of charter activities
@ coalition conferences, Another turn-on, this tine-froa hearing sat only
het individuals nad accosplisted, bat whole areas. Iceas of what one sould ce
hen back heae scurried in and, hopefully, found perganent lodrirg. The P.F.
Popte prodaced @ brilliant press release, seeztngly from a hat bringin, vith
ens, and thes cat sbout (on a Sunday) trying to get 100 copies duplicated for
e Monday soraing press conference. i , :
Leos fortunate attendees now beger. to realize thst tise was ruoring out and
anes bad te be caupbt, Leaving a wake of lsat ainste opinion: and votes, they
2 _s doubtful quorus Left, there's only one
ing to do--adyjourn to dinner and plas & pationsl conference. At six, I found 7
8 one of those plaze-catchers and whatever alse happened wovld have to reach as
ord heed, Still hiph on excitesent, I was trought ep-short-by-yot another cab as a matter of law, economic
piven. This one was berating @ “@rusk migesr” for having the ssarcityfapsity) and sexval exploitation.” —
an
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