ERA era local activism in Lawrence 1975
Women activists from the KU Dean of Women Office the League of Women Voters and anti ERA groups shaped public debate in Lawrence and Eudora. They organized letters surveys and meetings and planned a statewide Stop ERA event for January 31 at the county fairgrounds with Lottie Hobbs of WWWW as speaker.
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Kansas University
League of Women Voters
League
City Commission
KU Dean of Women's Office
Lawrence Area
ERA
Stop Era
Eudora
Barbara Hanna
Eudora Stop Era
Lawrence
Eudora Group
Barbara Diedel
Diedel
Lawrence Group
County
Lottie Beth Hobbs
Fort Worth
Tex
WWWW
Hanna
Kathy Hoggard
Kansas University Information Service
Lawrence League of Women Voters
LWV
Nancy Shantz
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kansas Council of Churches
Synods of Mid-America Task Force On Women
The
Ms. Shantz
Betty Ford Newsmaker Despite Turmoil in 1975 Coverage
Betty Ford remained a major news figure in 1975 amid Patty Hearst Squeaky Fromme and Sara Jane Moore incidents. Her remarks on premarital relations and parenting drew both outrage and support, while she continued public duties, cancer recovery, and advocacy for the Equal Rights Amendment. Local reactions varied from praise to criticism.
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Patty Hurst
Lynette
Fromme
Sara Jane Moore
Betty Ford
Susan
Ford
Swinger letters prompt wife’s plea for reform
A Dear Abby style exchange recalls a letter from “Swinger’s Wife” urging her husband to change. The response notes many women felt the letter spurred improved communication and attention to family. Also mentions Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg from 1644 in New York history.
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San Diego
Peter Stuyvesant
New York
St. Maarten
Woman Recites Affair Ending and Roses Deliveries
Landers recalls her husband holding a column and calling his girlfriend in her presence to end the affair. Another woman reports receiving a note taped to a box with two dozen red roses saying the lover will stay home.
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Ann
Understanding natural and processed cheeses and labels
The article explains how natural cheese is made from milk curd and aged, while pasteurized process cheese blends natural cheeses with emulsifiers and has different fat and moisture content. It outlines cheese food and cheese spread, their compositions, labels, calories, and how packaging and price affect value.
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United States
Camembert
Gruyere
Limburger
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