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Show The National Federation of BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUBq, INC. 2012 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. 20036 C. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS CONCERNING EQUAL RIGHTS OF WOM-EN j. t' i I ' , ! t I Hi·, , j i I. Following is an outline ,of pertinent legiltve propcsa ls that are presently before the Congress which should be brought to the attention of your repre senta tive s Our Legislative Counsel, Mr. Iarne s Rill, will drscuas , each of these bills at the Qriefin<] on' Thursdey morninq [ February 29, prior to your visit with your senators and . congressmen. It is essential that congress be made aware of our interest specific items of legislation and therefore those bills which wUl most directly affect bustnes s and professional women, ,The order it+ which the bills are listed is intended somewhat to serve as an ind ica tion of re la tive importance l' However, all bills noted involve directly the rights and oppo.rtunities of working women and as such are of Ieqtttrnate concern to BPW We have purpos e ly ommttted any reference to the equal rights for women ammendrnent which will be the subject of a panel discussion on Thursday afternoon in certain we /, , have listed , Fe bruary 29. * 1. * * * H. R. * * * 14297 * - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Introduced by Mrs. Griffiths (D. Mich.) and referred to Committee on the [udtctary-> The purpose of this bill is to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 by extending the authority of the United States (which now primarily concerns itself with discrimination based on race color, reH<]ion or national origin) to include d tsortminatton based on sex" Commi s ston on Civil Rights , I The Civil Rights Commission, which WQ,S created in 1957,' law-enforcing or pros ecutfnq agency put an is neither a I independent br-partt sen agency which en9q'4e solely in fact-finding or research, However the Commissiqn' s d utte s were related to discriminations and .denials of equal protection because of "race, color, religion or I na tional origin. U /MOREI |
