Title:
National Organization For Women, Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1
Content description:
Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1, (Berkeley, California) National Organization For Women, Dec. 5, 1969. Report from the First Berkeley Meeting, held in Boalt Hall that took place on November 22, 1969. Describes meeting as 100 women and men attended first organizational meeting to hear Aileen Hernandez "tell it like it is". Hernandez is the VP of the Western Region of NOW. Report describes her speech addressing the sudden popularity in the press of the women's movement and what involvement in the movement means. Mentions issues of female stereotypes and the development of a coalition of "Women Against Ma Bell" to picket the Pacific Telephone Co's office to protest unequal working conditions. Also mentions future meetings of the group.