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Comrades in arms unite feminists with Soviet women for policy
Mary Purcell of Nether Providence leads a group of American feminists in New York and Washington with 25 Soviet women to draft From Day Care to Disarmament a Women s Vision for the 21st Century They plan to present it to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev before the June summit The conference highlights women s rights as human rights and women in development and notes Soviet openness to feminism amid USSR reforms including a broader universal women s group involvement The meeting includes Bella Abzug and League of Women Voters representatives
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