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Phyllis Schlafly makes her speech condemning the National Women's Conference held in Houston, Texas.

A meeting in Texas to protest the National Women's Conference held in Houston, Texas. Phyllis Schlafly National Chairwoman of Stop Equal Rights Amendment makes her speech. She differentiates between their meeting and the National Women's Conference being held in Houston. She speaks on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and warns that the ERA will allow homosexuals to marry, teach in schools, and adopt children. Men and women at the meeting have 'STOP ERA' signs and logos with them. A white woman and an African American woman raise bible books in the air and wave them as the attendees cheer during Schlafly's speech.

Location: Houston Texas USA
Date: 1977, November 18
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029746
People gather at Houston Astrodome to protest the National Women's Conference held in Houston, Texas.

People protest the National Women's Conference (NWC) held in Houston, Texas. Buses arriving at the Astrodome in Houston. Men and women hold several banners in their hands opposing the NWC and Equal Rights Amendment. One of the banner reads' IWY Doesnt Speak For Me'. Lottie Bet Hobbs, Nellie Gray, and Dr. Mildred Jefferson oppose the National Women's Conference. Several issues like abortion are addressed and opposed. Spectators applaud.

Location: Texas United States USA
Date: 1977, November 18
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029745
Lady Bird Johnson makes her speech during the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas.

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.

Location: Houston Texas USA
Date: 1977, November 18
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029732
Barbara Jordan makes her speech during the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas.

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.

Location: Houston Texas USA
Date: 1977, November 18
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029733
Pilot study on Freeway Control System to prevent traffic congestion on Gulf Freeway, Texas United States.

Pilot study on Freeway Control System for controlling the pressure of increasing traffic on roads. Elevated almost aerial view of a busy city cross road intersection in downtown Houston, Texas, with private cars, cabs and trucks and view of city as seen from a skyscraper. As camera view widens showing more of the downtown Houston skyline, the sign for the Texaco company is seen atop a skyscraper building, and the rotating Gulf oil company sign is seen atop another skyscraper. The Gulf Freeway six lane road busy with cars, and trucks. Increasing lanes and controlling entry of cars to control traffic situations. Cars enter main highway from sideways one after the other. Policemen on a signal control entry of cars and allow calculated number of cars to enter the highway. A driver of car with an equipment. Close circuit cameras mounted on highways. Monitors at Freeway Surveillance System head office. Scientists at work, observe camera videos and take readings from meter panel. Capacity Demand and Gap Acceptance methods to control traffic congestion.

Location: Texas United States USA
Date: 1977
Duration: 5 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036618
The National Women's Conference held at Houston, Texas.

The National Women's Conference held at Houston, Texas, promoting equal rights for women. Thousands of American women and women of other countries gather, cheer and clap during the event. Women hold American flags and banners. Some signs are in favor of ERA and others are against the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment). A news reporter at the venue summarizes the events of the conference. Empty conference hall in her background. Several proposals for women's rights put forward.

Location: Houston Texas USA
Date: 1977, November 18
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029726
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