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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 26, 1998
4:19 PM
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CONTACT: National Organization for Women
202-331-0066 202-785-8576 (fax)
MIRA WEINSTEIN, Ext 705; ELLEN EARDLEY; REBECCA FARMER
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NOW Conference Celebrates 150 Years Of Feminism
Develops Vision For
Equality
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WASHINGTON
- June 26 - "The 1998 Women's Rights Convention and
Vision Summit will not only celebrate 150 years of struggle for women's rights, we will
also develop our vision for equality in the 21st Century and a strategy for getting
there," said NOW President Patricia Ireland.
What: NOW's annual national conference:
The 1998 Women's Rights Convention
and Vision Summit The Vision Summit will go beyond immediate concerns and the conditions
women face today. Renewing the spirit of the first Women's Rights Convention at
Seneca Falls in 1848, NOW members will develop a Declaration of Sentiments outlining NOW's
vision for the organization and for women in the future. This conference is the
first step in a three year process that will carry NOW into the 21st Century.
Where: Four Points Hotel Rochester Riverside, Rochester, NY
When: Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12, 1998
Who:
Confirmed speakers include:
Geraldine Ferraro, US Senate candidate for New York
Marcia Gillespie, editor-in-chief of Ms. Magazine
Patricia Ireland, NOW President
Betsy McCaughey Ross, candidate for governor of New York
Sonia Sanchez, American Book Award winning poet
Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority
Barbara Smith, co-founder Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press
Conference information can be found online at:
http://www.now.org/conference.html
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