[19770710_WW1] Twice Expected Number at Women's Conference

Women--Washington (State) / Washington State Conference for Women (1977:Ellensburg, Wash.) / National Women's Conference / Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Washington (State) / Women--Identity / Equal rights amendments--Washington (State)

This article discusses the unexpected turnout for the Washington State Women's Conference on July 8-10th, 1977. The article talks about how many participants ended up sleeping in Ellensburg High School gymnasium in sleeping bags, as well as churches and trailers. Many of these unexpected attendees were attributed to the instructions given by Mormon leaders to many LDS followers to go and stand against the Equal Rights Amendment ratifications that were being discussed at the event.

Wenatchee World

Central Washington University, University Relations Office -- Newspaper clippings & Press Releases; Washington State Conference for Women 1977 (Box 17)

Wenatchee World

1977-07-10

Central Washington University Archives & Special Collections

Courtesy of The Wenatchee World

Original newspaper clippings were scanned at 200 dpi TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner. 72dpi JPEG files were then added to the Greenstone database at Central Washington University's Brooks Library

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