Sunday, October 29, 2006
This Day in American History
On this day in 1966, the National Organization of Women (NOW) was founded. Although the by -then largely unnecessary Equal Rights Amendment the group championed failed; it, and other organizations like it, were instrumental in making equal treatment of women a social norm. Like many groups which sought to change past practices, NOW suffered from its success. It became mainly an abortion support group and then a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democrat Party. The group became an embarrassment of hypocrisy when it failed to condemn President Clinton for his serial sexual harassments and it continues down the Lethe path to oblivion in its absolute silence about the treatment of Muslim women here and abroad. You've come a long way, baby. Now just go away.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:52 AM 
