Bella Abzug makes a speech at National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas. Bella Abzug surrounded by photographers and reporters. Barbara Jordan delivers her speech during the National Women's Conference. Indiana State senator Joan Governs speaks. Montage shows interviews and speeches by several other prominent American women figures both for and against the Equal Rights Amendment, including Gloria Steinem, conservative and anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly, Mary Anne Krupsak, Eleanor Smeal, Liz Carpenter, and Rosalynn Carter.
Gloria Scott officially opens the first plenary session of the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas, focused on equal rights for women, women's issues and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Thousand of American women present at the eve cheer. Speeches by Rosalynn Carter and Betty Ford. Betty Ford feel proud to be a part of the conference. Band music is played. Women chant slogans including "E.R.A." and "E.R.A. NOW" and cheer as four women arrive at the venue holding a burning torch.
Gloria Scott raises a gavel and shows it to the women attendees present at the first plenary session of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, focused on women's issues and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Thousand of American women present for a conference on equal rights for women at the event cheer. IWY Presiding Officer, Bella Abzug speaks for the rights of American women including homemakers, housewives, working women, widows, women in administration, and others.
Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Johnson, makes her speech during the first plenary session of the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas. She speaks on the ratification of women right to vote and Equal Rights Amendment, with Texas being the 9th state to ratify the 19th Amendment and the 7th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Bella Abzug and other prominent American women present. Thousands of American women present at the event cheer.
Barbara Jordan, U.S. representative from Dallas, Texas, makes her speech during the first plenary session of the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas. (Conference focused on women's issues, women's rights, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment). She expresses a need of domestic human rights program fro American women. Prominent American women figures and thousands of other American women present for the equal rights conference give her a standing ovation.
Woman shows a 'National Plan for Woman' to women present in a meeting held few days before the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, focused on equal rights for women, women's issues, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Issues relating to rights of Hispanic and other minority women are raised in the meeting. Voting is done by American women delegates. The attendees have food after the meeting.
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