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The original documents are located in Box 3, folder "National Association of Commissions
for Women, Executive Office Building, September 12, 1975" of the Frances K. Pullen
Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 3 of the Frances K. Pullen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Mrs. Ford's Remarks Before - -
National Association of Commissions for Women
September 12,1975
I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE
AND TO TELL YOU
HOW MUCH I SUPPORT THE THINGS YOU ARE DOING
BY NOW, I GUESS
NO ONE WONDERS WHERE I STAND ON WOMEN'S ISSUES
AT LEAST NO ONE'S COMPLAINED LATELY
ABOUT MY BEING SHY ON THE SUBJECT,
1A
I KNOW MANY OF YOU GIVE YOUR TIME ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS,
AND THE REST OF YOU, WHO ARE IN STAFF POSITIONS,
WORK WITH MINIMAL BUDGETS-----OFTEN ON MINIMAL SALARIES.
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ARE
THE SHORT TERM EFFECT OF WHAT YOU DO ING
MAY BE HARD TO MEASURE
BUT THERE CAN'T BE ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE LONG TERM
YOU ARE HAVING AN INFLUENCE ON LEGISLATION
AND HOW IT IS ADMINISTERED IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES
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EVENTUALLY, THIS WILL TRANSLATE
INTO WHAT WOMEN ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE --
INTO WHAT THEY THINK OF THEMSELVES --
AND INTO WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO GIVE BACK
TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THIS COUNTRY,
BY THIS EACH OF YOU
IN THE PROCESS
ARE GAINING EXPERTISE IN MANY AREAS
M SURE YOU VER EXPECTED
-4-
YOU'RE BECOMING PLATFORM SPEAKERS
IN STUMPING FOR A CAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN
EDUCATORS, IN GETTING MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITIES THINKING
IN A NEW DIRECTION ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT WOMEN
YOU'RE GAINING LEGAL AND POLITICAL EXPERTISE
AND A GREAT DEAL MORE UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WORKS
-5-
I EXPECT YOU'RE BECOMING VERY IMAGINATIVE
IN THINKING OF NEW WAYS
TO GET FUNDING FOR YOUR PROGRAMS
AND I EXPECT
YOU ARE ALSO GAINING GREAT EXPERTISE
IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COUNSELLING AS WELL
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I ALSO WANT TO SAY
HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE DOING
FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT,
YOU'VE MADE IT YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT,
IT SHOULD BE A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR ANY YEAR
BUT, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT ON THIS OUR BICENTENNIAL YEAR
-7-
THE PURPOSE OF EACH OF YOUR COMMISSIONS
REVOLVES AROUND THAT PHRASE
"EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW."
THE ERA IS THE FOUNDATION
FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE TRYING TO DO,
AND, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
TO HELP MAKE IT A REALITY NEXT YEAR
-8-
LET ME THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING
YOUR WORK BUILDS ON ITSELF AND IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF LEGACY
I KNOW EACH OF US WOULD WANT TO LEAVE
FOR THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW