Life So Far
Ms. Friedan talked about her book Life So Far: A Memoir, published by Simon and Schuster. The book chronicles her life as a writer and feminist. The founder of the National Organization for …
172 viewsMs. Friedan talked about her book Life So Far: A Memoir, published by Simon and Schuster. The book chronicles her life as a writer and feminist. The founder of the National Organization for …
172 viewsAuthor and women’s rights activist Betty Friedan explained that her new book, The Fountain of Age, published by Simon and Schuster, describes “a period of human life that most people didn’t …
2,224 viewsRepresentatives of feminist organizations talked about gender issues and reproductive policy, including Social Security for women, political work, human rights, voting rights, health care an…
289 viewsFeminist leaders spoke to the press about the potential impeachment of President Bill Clinton. They strongly objected to impeachment proceedings and urged both women and men to actively oppo…
185 viewsThe panelists talked about where the women’s movement stands now and where it is going. They said women voters elected President Clinton and wondered how they see him now in view of the Lewi…
166 viewsSpeakers spoke on the 150th Anniversary of the Women’s Rights Declaration. They spoke about the advances women have made since that declaration. They explained the need for women to remain c…
328 viewsMs. Stahl moderated a discussion on citizen participation in politics and society. They debated whether leadership should and actually does come from the federal government or from local off…
142 viewsParticipants discussed perceptions of women in positions of power in politics, the press and other social institutions. They focused on how the media covered women in powerful positions, esp…
115 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
34 viewsAs part of a lecture series commemorating the presidential inauguration, “Looking Ahead at the 21st Century,” Betty Friedan talked about gender issues and progress that has been made in equa…
160 viewsDuring a conference on international solutions to global problems, women leaders from several nations discussed the growing role of women in international politics and policy. They discussed…
220 viewsAuthor Ms. Betty Friedan spoke about the feminist movement from the 1960s through today to a class in 1960s history. She shared her personal experiences in the early feminist movement and co…
1,225 viewsMs. Shlaes moderated this discussion titled, “Sex, Lies and Affirmative Action.” They examined women’s social and economic progress over the past 25 years since affirmative action program w…
232 viewsBetty Freidan presented the Women, Men and Media Award to Helen Thomas, who then discussed the 25th anniversary of women’s admission to the National Press Club. Following her prepared remark…
147 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
143 viewsMs. Friedan spoke about the recent United Nations and non-governmental organizations' conferences on women’s issues in Beijing, China. She emphasized that new terms must be created to deal w…
129 viewsAs part of George Mason University’s Women’s Studies celebration of Women’s History Month, Betty Friedan talked about the state of feminism. She also talked about the storm of controversy th…
138 viewsThe Freedom Forum provided the venue for the Report on News Coverage of Women. Allen Neuharth, Freedom Forum Chairman, welcomed his guests. Participants talked about how the media covers gen…
208 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; viewer telephone calls, faxes and e…
139 viewsRepresentatives of the Gray Panthers held a news conference to analyze the single payer health care plan.
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