[19770711_YHR1] "Goal Not Met": Women's Conference Was Invalid, They Say

Washington State Conference for Women (1977: Ellensburg, Wash.)

“The Washington State Conference of Women was invalid, members of the Equal Rights Coalition charged at the end of the three-day session Sunday. Statement’s by a black women’s leader, Thelma Jackson of Olympia, and Jeannette Williams of Seattle, charged the federally mandated goal of the conference had not been met. They also claimed resolutions developed during the session did not represent women minorities.”

Humphries, Jackie

Central Washington University Archives, RG 027-06-61 University Relations Office—Newspaper clippings & Press Releases; Washington State Conference for Women, 1977 (Box 17 of 17)

Yakima Herald Republic

1977-07-11

Central Washington University Archives & Special Collections

Reprinted by permission of the Yakima Herald-Republic. Please contact the newspaper for permission to reproduce.

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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