The Female Factor Shaping 1990s Politics
A analysis of how women voters and candidates drive the 1992 political landscape. It notes rising female representation in Senate and House races, state offices, and the impact of issues like abortion and equal rights on party dynamics. The piece cites Anita Hill hearings and leaders such as Cuomo, Richards, Boxer, Feinstein, Moseley Braun, Yeakel, and others.
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Susan B. Anthony
Betty Friedan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Anita Hill
Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court
United States
James Foster
Oregon State University
Herma Kay Hill
Belt School of Law
University of California-Berkeley
Foster
Christine Luker
Texas
Ann Richards
California
U.S. Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Boxer
House of Representatives
Feinstein
San Francisco
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Illinois
Carol Moseley Braun
Professor Hill
Pennsylvania
Lynn Yeakel
Sen
Arlen Specter
Temperance group eyes converts from family values wave
In Tampa at the 118th annual convention, National Woman's Christian Temperance Union president Rachel Kelly, 69, says the group seeks new converts as moral issues rise in politics. She cites President Bush and praises Dan Quayle as a fan amid a growing public interest in traditional family values.
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Tampa
Fla
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Dan Quayle
Rachel Kelly
Kelly
Bush
Magic Johnson
Temperance Union fights for abstinence and rights
The Evanston based Women's Temperance Union with about 33 000 members promotes abstinence and stronger families. It supported voting rights equal pay and daycare and pushes for self prohibition while opposing alcohol ads in media. Members advocate abstinence for youth and see moderation as insufficient.
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The
Temperance Union
Evanston
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