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Show Court's WOMEN SET RECORD ATI HIGH COURT-The October 6 opening session of the U.S. Supreme second the women-and lawyers of the group largest 1969-70 term marked the acceptance of largest group of A total of 38 women attorneys from a total of 20 states and the ever admitted to practice before the Court. time as Chief Justice, District of Columbia were recognized by the Honorable Warren Burger, sitting for the first the swearing-ion of the distaff grou.p. and by the other members of the Court. An overflow audience witnessed Women Association Lawyers' Washington obsertiance of the centennial of The occasion was the National of Mrs. Maurine Abernathy, in to admittance any court in the United States. the first woman lawyer's legal practice the remaining member District of Columbia lawyer and BPW member, sponsored 37 members of the group ; BPW included members, possibly as high a Claude Pepper (D.-Fla.). The group was sponsored by Rep. proportion as a half or more . . Task 'Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities I3-MEMB TASK FORCE on Women's Rights and Respon sibilities has been established by Michigan, the task force is composed of the following: Judge Elizabeth Athanasakos, Haener, Women's Department,' United Auto Workers, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Laddie F. Hutar, president, ,Public Affairs Service Associates, Inc., Chicago, Illinois; president, as chairman. In announcing the Blackham & Company, Winchester, Mrs. A President Nixon, with Virginia R. Allan, past National Federation force on October 1, new task President Nixon said that its mission will be the present status' of women in our society and to rec to review ommend what might be done in the future to further advance their opportunities. Besides Chairman Allan, who is executive vice president of Cahalan Drug Stores, Inc., Wyandotte, BPW Action / December 1969 Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Mrs. Ann R. Blackham, president of Ann R. Massachusetts; P. Dee Boersma, graduate student, Ohio State Uni versity at Columbus; Mrs. Evelyn Cunningham, director, Women's Unit, Office of the Governor, New York, New York; Sister Ann Ida Gannon, B.V.M., president, Mun delein College, Chicago, Illinois;' Mrs. Vera R. Glaser, newspaper Newspa correspondent, D. Dorothy c.; pers, Washington, Knight Katherine B. Massenburg, chairman, Maryland- Commission on the Status of Women, Balti Mercer, vice more; William C. president, Personnel Relations, American Telephone & Telegraph Co., New York, New York; Dr. Alan Simpson, president, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, and Evelyn E. Whitlow, attorney, Los Angeles, California. |
