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Women Increase Political Activity At Convention
At the New York Democratic convention, women delegates show political maturity and willingness to negotiate. They formed a feminist bloc with Rep. Bella Abzug and Delores Tucker to press concerns, winning a 50 50 pledge for future conventions and a platform plank opposing a constitutional abortion ban. There is praise for Barbara Jordan and Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, but some say substantive progress remains slow.
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New York
Carleen Waller
Nashville, Tenn
Bella Abzug
Pennsylvania
Delores Tucker
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Barbara Jordan
Texas
Yvonne Braithwaite Burke
California
Walter Mondale
Frances “Sissy
Farenthold