[19770710_YHR1] Conference Split Over Rights Issue

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 how a large contingent of Mormon women, officially called the "Kennewick Chapter of Women", showed up to participate in opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment in the Washington State Women's Conference on July 8th, 1977. Also discussed is the surprise move from Jill Ruckleshaus, and her withdrawel from the slate of 24 candidates chosen to attend the National Women's Conference in Houston the following November. Instead, she asked her supporters to fully endorse the full slate of candidates developed by the Equal Rights Amendment supporters. Six other women would follow suit in this matter, in direct opposition to the Blue and White Coalition, composed mostly of Mormon women, who came to the conference to stand against the ERA.

Davis, Judy and Jackie Humphries, Grace Weber

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

Yakima Herald-Republic

1977-07-10

Central Washington University Archives & Special Collections

Reprinted by permission of the Yakima Herald-Republic

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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