RIGHTS OF WOMEN
White House Inquiry
Eleven women and two men have been named by President Nixon to serve on his Task Force on Women’s Rights and Responsibilities. The task force, announced early this month, would review the status of women in American society and recommend what might be done to advance their opportunities, the White House said.
The chairman is Virginia R. , Allan, executive vice-president of a Michigan drug store chain. She also is former president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. The two male members of the task force are Alan Simpson, President of Vassar College. a women’s school in Poughkeepsie, New York, and William C. Mercer, vice-presi-dent for personnel relations for the American Telephone Telegraph Company.— (U. 5.1.5.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32114, 9 October 1969, Page 7
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