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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 7, folder \"9/26/75 - Identity in Homemaking\nConference (2)\" of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nSome items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted\nmaterials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to\nthese materials.\nDigitized from Box 7 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nPROGRAM\nSeptember 26\n8:30 am - 9:30 am Registration & Coffee\n9:30 am - 10:30 am Welcome & Introduction\nKeynote Address - Betty Ford (Pending changes in her schedule)\n10:30 am - 12:30 pm Image & the Homemaker - W. Antoinette Ford\nDuring this session, all attendees will be assembled in\none room. On stage will be representatives of four \"image\nmakers\" who affect homemakers. Each member of this panel will\nspeak for 15 minutes on image as it relates to women in the home,\naccording to his or her specific area of specialization.\nAfter each panel participant has spoken, women discuss\namong themselves the various aspects of what they have heard\nand how it relates to their own home.\n12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Informal Lunch - Speaker - Jill Ruckelshaus\n2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Three Concurrent Sessions\nA. Legal Problems of the Homemaker - The purpose of this\nsession is to enlighten homemakers on their rights and obliga-\ntions under the law. Each panelist will discuss a separate\nproblem for twenty minutes, with discussion encouraged.\nB. Consumerism - A frank discussion of the problems of\nconsumers as homemakers. In this session homemakers vocalize\ntheir problems as consumers. Three major consumer areas are\nemphasized: Food, Professional Services, and Apparel.\nC. Financial Status - This will be a panel presentation\nof women and finance, including female mindsets towards money\nand the financial dependence of women. Open discussion.\nat\nFORD\nG79638\n3817\nSeptember 27\n9:00 am - 10:00 am Coffee\n10:00 am - 12:00 am Identity and the Homemaker\nIn three concurrent sessions, attendees will see three\nscenarios and will respond in a discussion group led by a\nmoderator.\n12:00 am - 2:00 pm Luncheon Honoring Homemakers - Jill Ruckelshaus\n2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Three Sessions, Attendees Choice as on\nPrevious Day\nA. Dynamics of Growth - A discussion of and by home-\nmakers at different stages of life.\nB. Depression, Alcohol & Drugs - A frank discussion and\npresentation by individuals who have expert knowledge and\nexperience.\nC. Self-Confidence and Women - Self-exploration of the\nproblems which affect women's self-confidence in the home.\n3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Hon. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke\nR.\nSEALD\nFORD\nBARBARA RESNICK\nBarbara Resnick is the owner of Barbara Resnick Associates, a firm\nthat organizes and coordinates conferences, meetings, and seminars for\norganizations and educational institutions.\nIn addition, she is heavily involved with the development and imple-\nmentation of programs and conferences that deal with the economic and\nsocial problems of women.\nA former program specialist for a non-profit organization she evalu-\nated funding requests, coordinates meetings and conferences and organized\nprograms.\nMs. Resnick has also been a New York City school teacher and will\nbe teaching a course at Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C. starting\nSeptember.\nMs. Resnick holds an M.A. from George Washington University.\nFORD it THE LIBRARY\n.\nSeptember 26, 1975\n8:30-9:30 Registration - Convention Lobby\n9:30-10:15 Keynote Address - Room: Persian II\nThe Honorable Congresswoman\nYvonne Braithwaite Burke\nIntroduction by Elizabeth R. Beall\nGeorgetown University\n10:15-10:35 Room Change\n10:35-12:30 Three Concurrent Sessions\n(Participants will select one)\na) Legal Problems of the Homemaker Room: Persian II\nPanelists: Cathy Douglas, Lois Schiffer,\nCatherine Boucree, Edith Sloan\nb) Financial Problems of the Homemaker\nRoom: Chesapeake II\nPanelists: Gail Winslow, Sara Finch, Virginia\nJohnson, Jane Bryant Quinn, Patricia Cavin\nc) Consumerism and the Homemaker\nRoom: Chesapeake I\nPanelists: Majorie Windt, Valerie Dalski,\nBarbara Gregg, Ann Rossmeier\n12:30-12:45 Room Change\n12:45-2:00 Luncheon - Persian Room I\nW. Antoinette Ford - \"Who Is A Homemaker?\"\nIntroduction by Barbara Resnick - Director \"Identity\nand Homemaking\"\n2:00-2:30 Room Change\nFORD is GERALD LIBRA\n2:30-4:00\nImage and the Homemaker Persian Room II\nPanelists: Nona Bear, Nancy Brinkerhoff,\nRichard Manoff, Eleanor Page, Charlotte Kaufman\nSeptember 27, 1975\n8:45\nRegistration Desk Open - Convention Lobby\n9:00-9:15 Coffee Persian Room II\n9:15-10:00 Address Persian Room II\nMs. Peggy Conkling, President\nParents Without Partners\n10:00-10:15 Room Change\n10:15-12:15 Identity and the Homemaker\na) Persian Room II - Moderator: Chalice Olesciewicz\nb) Chesapeake Room I - - Moderator: Judith Moyers\nc) Chesapeake Room II - Moderator: Merle Brosius\n12:15-12:30 Room Change\n12:30-1:10 Luncheon Persian Room I\n1:10-1:40\nMs. Eleanor McGovern\nIntroduction by Jinx Melia, New TransCentury Foundation\n1:40-2:00 Awards\n2:00-2:30 Break\n2:30-4:00\nThree Concurrent Sessions\na) Dynamics of Growth Chesapeake II\nDEPALA R. FORD LIBRARY\nPanelists: Joan Montgomery, Cecile Freeman, Virgini\nCremeans, Ruth Brooks, Roberta Hollander\nb) Depression, Alcohol and Other Drugs-Chesapeake I\nPanelists: Patricia Saltonstall, Bonnie\nFarris, Barbara Burwell, Kit Breen\nc) Confidence and the Homemaker Persian II\nPanelists: Jinx Melia, Elise Reeder,\nEloise Harmon, Ann Jarrett\nPlease share this with a friend Homemaking\nSeptember 26-27, Identity\nABOUT BEING A HOMEMAKER?\nHOW DO YOU FEEL\nGeorgetown University\nSchool for Summer and Continuing Education\nWashington, D.C. 20057\nCOLLEGINA COLL GEORGIOP A\n1789\nHOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING A HOMEMAKER?\nBEFRAU R. FORD LIBRARY\nCome and get involved\nThe following\nwomen who will\nGeorgetown University and the New TransCentury\nbe participating\nFoundation present a two-day conference on\nin the\nIdentity and Homemaking. Outstanding guest\nlecturers, small group sessions and opportunities\nconference\nfor sharing experiences with other women will\nYvonne Braithwaite Burke\nserve to:\nJill Ruckelshaus\nProvide Status and Recognition to Homemakers\nCathy Douglas\nBring Attention to the Problems and Needs\nJane Bryant Quinn\nof Homemakers\nPatricia Szaltonstall\nCome and Get Involved\nGail Winslow\nPatricia Cavin\nFind Support for your chosen Lifestyle\nW. Antoinette Ford\nMarjorie Windt\nJudith Moyers\nLois Schiffer\nSeptember 1975\nNona Bear\n9:30-10:30 a.m. Keynote Address\nRoberta Hollander\n10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Three Concurrent Sessions\nBarbara Gregg\n(a) Legal Problems of the Homemaker\nJoan Montgomery\n(b) Consumerism\nAnn Rossmeier\nMerle Brocuis\n(c) Financial Problems of the Homemaker\nBonnie Farris\n12:30- 2:00 p.m. Informal Lunch and Speaker\nVirginia Johnson\n\"Who Is A Homemaker?\"\nSara Finch\n2:00- 3:30 p.m. Image and the Homemaker\nJinx Melia\nNancy Brinkerhoff\nElise Reeder\nCatherine Boucree\nChalice Olesciewicz\nSeptember 1975\nRichard Manoff\nEthel Buck\n9:00-10:00 a.m. Informal Coffee-Guest Speaker\nVirginia Cremeans\n10:00-12:00 noon Identity and the Homemaker\nRuth Brooks\n12:00- 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Honoring Homemakers\nAnn Jarrett\n2:00- 3:30 p.m. Three Concurrent Sessions\n...\nwould like to\n(a) Dynamics of Growth\nknow! Wouldn't\n(b) Depression, Alcohol and Other Drugs\n(c) Self Confidence and the Homemaker\nyou?\n3:30- 5:00 p.m. Guest Speaker\nFee $25.00. Make Check Payable to Georgetown University School for Summer & Continuing Education\nGEORGETOWN\nName:\nUNIVERSITY\nLast\nFirst\nInitial\nAddress:\nZip\nTelephone #:\nAmount Enclosed $\nPlease charge to my BankAmericard:\nBankAmericard No.\nExpiration Date\nChild care required: yes no If you require childcare please call 229-3079 or 530-2824\nSignature\nDirect all\nElizabeth R. Beall\nBarbara Resnick\nDetach and\nInquiries to:\nAssistant Dean\nProject Director\nmail to:\nIdentity and\nSSCE\nThe New TransCentury\nSchool for Summer and\nHomemaking\nGeorgetown University\nFoundation, 462-6666\nContinuing Education\n625-3001\nGeorgetown University\nRegistration\nRegistration application must be received by Sept. 18, 1975\nWashington, D.C. 20057\nNo refunds after September 18, 1975\nA limited number of scholarships are available.\nATTAINING IDENTITY THROUGH HOMEMAKING\nPOSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECT OF HOMEMAKING\nAS A VIABLE PROFESSION\nOn September 26 and 27, a two-day conference for the woman\nin the home will be co-sponsored by Georgetown University and\nthe New TransCentury Foundation. Guest lecturers including\nsome of the country's most eminent homemakers, active workshops\nand open-floor discussions will s'erve to:\n1. provide status and recognition to homemakers\n2. give women an opportunity to share their concerns\nand suggestions with other women\n3. explore the changing role of women in the home\n4. highlight the need for research into the problems\nfacing women in the home\n5. review the public and private image of the homemaker\n6. share the expertise and insight of professionals in\nassisting homemakers with their problems\nShula,\nThese are old schedules but they list\nall of the participants\nBarbara\nBALD 5. R. FORD LIBRARY\nBackground Information\nThe conference \"Identity and Homemaking\" was conceived as\nan opportunity for homemakers to speak their minds on their\nproblems and needs. All points of view will be aired. While\nsaying that homemakers should maintain their own identities, the\nconference will go no further in espousing any specific viewpoint.\nDay I. Friday\nThe topics that will be discussed are as follows:\nI. Displaced Homemakers--Speaker: Congresswoman Yvonne Braithwaite\nBurke.\nII. Image--Homemakers as portrayed in the media; presentation of\nmagazine advertisements and discussion.\nPanel: Nona Bear, Nancy, Brinkerhoff, Charlotte Kaufman,\nEleanor Page, Richard Manoff.\nIII. Who is a Homemaker?--Speaker: W. Antoinette Ford.\nIV. Legal Problems: Past and Future, ERA, Women as a Legal Minority.\nPanel: Edith Sloan, Cathy Douglas, Lois Schiffer, Catherine\nBoucree.\nV. Financial Problems: Social Security; Investments; Taxes; Estate\nLaws; KEOGH; Insurance; Grey Panther problems; Welfare Mother\nproblems.\nPanel: Patty Cavin, Jane Bryant Quinn, Virginia Johnson,\nSara Finch, Gail Winslow.\nVI. Consumerism--Problems of and power of homemakers as consumers.\nPanel: Ann Rossmeier, Valerie Dalski, Karen Wouters, Barbara\nGregg.\nDay II. Saturday\nI. Parents (Homemakers) Without Partners--Speaker: Peggy Conkling.\nII. Identity and the Homemaker: Three Scenarios and Discussion\n(i.e. Importance of Being Able To Eat Off The Floor\nVolunteerism\nDisagreeing From One's Spouse\nIsolation of the Homemaker)\nIII. Luncheon--Speaker: Eleanor McGovern\nIV. Dynamics of Growth: Transition from one stage to another\n(Young married; Grown children; Retirement; Senior citizen)\nPanel: Joan Montgomery, Virginia Cremeans,\nCecile Freeman, Ruth Brooks.\nV.\nDepression, Alcohol and other Drugs: Causes and Seeking Help\n(i.e. Isolationism of homemaker; Is it necessary to leave\nthe home?)\nPanel: Patricia Saltonstall, Brenda Hagert, Barbara\nBurwell, Bonnie Farris.\nVI. Confidence and the Homemaker: Mindsets.\nPanel: Jinx Melia, Eloise Harmon, Ann Jarrett, Elise Reeder.\nR.\nGRALD\nSHOW\n--- 1 -\nLIBRARY\nThe panel participants represent a broad section of\nhomemakers- from welfare mother to economically well-off home-\nmaker. Registrants also cover a wide range. To inform homemakers\nabout the conference publicity was undertaken through Newspaper\nadvertisements; Radio Programs (\"The Home Show\", \"Voice of America\");\nTelevision Programs (\"Nine in the Morning\"); Local newspapers,\nTelephone campaign; mailings (Georgetown's list, American Home\nEconomic Association, American Assoc. of University Women, etc.).\nIt is not an organized group.\nCo-sponsors: Georgetown University and the New TransCentury Foundation.\nLong Range Goal: Research and interest into a homemaker's needs.\nPrincipals: Elizabeth R. Beall, Associate Dean, Georgetown Univer-\nsity; Jinx Melia, New TransCentury Foundation; Barbara Resnick,\nDirector and Organizer.\nREPALD R. FORD\nLIBRARY\n- 2- -\nIDENTITY AND HOMEMAKING\nSeptember 26, 1975\nSeptember 27, 1975\nR. FORD LIBRARY\nSeptember 26, 1975\n8:30-9:20\nREGISTRATION - Convention Lobby\n(Please register children in the Commonwealth I\nRoom, Second Floor)\n9:20-10:20\nKEYNOTE ADDRESS - Persian Room II - Third Floor\nThe Honorable Congresswoman Yvonne\nBraithwaite Burke - California\nIntroduction by Elizabeth R. Beall\nAsst. Dean, School of Summer and Continuing\nEducation, Georgetown University\n10:20-12:10\nIMAGE AND THE HOMEMAKER - Persian Room II\n12:10-1:40\nLUNCHEON -- Persian Room I\nW. Antoinette Ford, Esq.\n\"Who Is A Homemaker?\"\nIntroduction by Barbara Resnick, Director\nIdentity and Homemaking\n1:40-3:20\nTHREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS\n(Please choose one)\n1. LEGAL PROBLEMS OF THE HOMEMAKER - Chesapeake Ro\n2. FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE HOMEMAKER -\nChesapeake Ro\n3. CONSUMERISM AND THE HOMEMAKER - Persian Room II\n3:20\nBUSES LEAVE FOR WHITE HOUSE\nSEALD R. FORD\nLIBRAR\n4:00\nWHITE HOUSE PRESENTATION\nMrs. Betty Ford\nOutstanding Homemaker Award\nSeptember 27, 1975\n8:45\nREGISTRATION DESK Open - Convention Lobby\n9:00-9:15\nCOFFEE - Persian Room\n9:15-10:15\nSPEAKER - Persian Room II\nPeggy Conkling, President\nParents Without Partners\nIntroduction by Jinx Melia,\nNew TransCentury Foundation\n10:15-12:30\nIDENTITY AND THE HOMEMAKER*\nPersian Room II\nChesapeake Room I\nChesapeake Room II\n*Skits reproduced with the permission of B'nai\nBrith Women\n12:30-2:00\nLUNCHEON HONORING HOMEMAKERS -- Persian Room I\nEleanor McGovern, Co-author\nUphill: A Personal Story\nIntroduction by Jinx Melia\nNew TransCentury Foundation\n2:00-2:30\nBREAK\nCRALD R. FORD\n2:30-4:00\nTHREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS\nLIBRARY\n(Please choose one)\n1. DYNAMICS OF GROWTH - Chesapeake Room II\n2. DEPRESSION, ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS -\nChesapeake Room I\n3. CONFIDENCE AND THE HOMEMAKER - Persian Room II\nCONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS\nNONA BEAR\nROBERTA HOLLANDER\nCATHERINE BOUCREE\nANN JARRETT\nNANCY BRINKERHOFF\nVIRGINIA JOHNSON\nRUTH BROOKS\nCHARLOTTE KAUFMAN\nMERLE BROSIUS\nRICHARD MANOFF\nYVONNE BRAITHWAITE BURKE\nELEANOR McGOVERN\nBARBARA BURWELL\nJINX MELIA\nPATRICIA CAVIN\nJOAN MONTGOMERY\nPEGGY CONKLING\nJUDITH MOYERS\nVIRGINIA CREMEANS\nCHALICE OLEKSIEWICZ\nVALERIE DALSKI\nELEANOR PAGE\nCATHY DOUGLAS\nJANE BRYANT QUINN\nBONNIE FARRIS\nELISE REEDER\nSARA FINCH\nANN ROSSMEIER\nW. ANTOINETTE FORD\nPATRICIA SALTONSTALL\nCECILE FREEMAN\nLOIS SCHIFFER\nBARBARA GREGG\nEDITH SLOAN\nBRENDA HAGERT\nGAIL WINSLOW\nELOISE HARMON\nKAREN WOUTERS\nTo be handed out at\nthe conference\nIDENTITY AND HOMEMAKING\nSeptember 26, 1975\nSeptember 27, 1975\nSEARED R. FORD LIBRARY\nSeptember 26, 1975\n8:30-9:20\nREGISTRATION - Convention Lobby\n(Please register children in the Commonwealth I\nRoom, Second Floor)\n9:20-10:20\nKEYNOTE ADDRESS - Persian Room II - Third Floor\nThe Honorable Congresswoman Yvonne\nBraithwaite Burke - California\nIntroduction by Elizabeth R. Beall\nAsst. Dean, School of Summer and Continuing\nEducation, Georgetown University\n10:20-12:10\nIMAGE AND THE HOMEMAKER - Persian Room II\n12:10-1:40\nLUNCHEON - Persian Room I\nW. Antoinette Ford, Esq.\n\"Who Is A Homemaker?\"\nIntroduction by Barbara Resnick, Director\nIdentity and Homemaking\n1:40-3:20\nTHREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS\n(Please choose one)\n1. LEGAL PROBLEMS OF THE HOMEMAKER - Chesapeake Room I\n2. FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE HOMEMAKER -\nChesapeake Room II\n3. CONSUMERISM AND THE HOMEMAKER - Persian Room II\n3:20\nBUSES LEAVE FOR WHITE HOUSE\n4:00\nWHITE HOUSE PRESENTATION\nMrs. Betty Ford\nOutstanding Homemaker Award\nSeptember 27, 1975\n8:45\nREGISTRATION DESK Open - Convention Lobby\n9:00-9:15\nCOFFEE - Persian Room\n9:15-10:15\nSPEAKER - Persian Room II\nPeggy Conkling, President\nParents Without Partners\nIntroduction by Jinx Melia,\nNew TransCentury Foundation\n10:15-12:30 IDENTITY AND THE HOMEMAKER*\nPersian Room II\nChesapeake Room I\nChesapeake Room II\n*Skits reproduced with the permission of B'nai\nBrith Women\n12:30-2:00\nLUNCHEON HONORING HOMEMAKERS - Persian Room I\nEleanor McGovern, Co-author\nUphill: A Personal Story\nIntroduction by Jinx Melia\nNew TransCentury Foundation\n2:00-2:30\nBREAK\n2:30-4:00\nTHREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS\n(Please choose one)\n1. DYNAMICS OF GROWTH - Chesapeake Room II\n2. DEPRESSION, ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS -\nChesapeake Room I\n3. CONFIDENCE AND THE HOMEMAKER - Persian Room II\nCONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS\nNONA BEAR\nROBERTA HOLLANDER\nCATHERINE BOUCREE\nANN JARRETT\nNANCY BRINKERHOFF\nVIRGINIA JOHNSON\nRUTH BROOKS\nCHARLOTTE KAUFMAN\nMERLE BROSIUS\nRICHARD MANOFF\nYVONNE BRAITHWAITE BURKE\nELEANOR McGOVERN\nBARBARA BURWELL\nJINX MELIA\nPATRICIA CAVIN\nJOAN MONTGOMERY\nPEGGY CONKLING\nJUDITH MOYERS\nVIRGINIA CREMEANS\nCHALICE OLEKSIEWICZ\nVALERIE DALSKI\nELEANOR PAGE\nCATHY DOUGLAS\nJANE BRYANT QUINN\nBONNIE FARRIS\nELISE REEDER\nSARA FINCH\nANN ROSSMEIER\nW. ANTOINETTE FORD\nPATRICIA SALTONSTALL\nCECILE FREEMAN\nLOIS SCHIFFER\nBARBARA GREGG\nEDITH SLOAN\nBRENDA HAGERT\nGAIL WINSLOW\nELOISE HARMON\nKAREN WOUTERS\nThis was one of the first\nwrite-ups. It tells what\neach session is about\nATTAINING IDENTITY THROUGH HOMEMAKING\nPOSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECT OF HOMEMAKING\nAS A VIABLE PROFESSION\nOn September 26 and 27, a two-day conference for the woman\nin the home will be co-sponsored by Georgetown University and\nthe New TransCentury Foundation. Guest lecturers including\nsome of the country's most eminent homemakers, active workshops\nand open-floor discussions will serve to:\n1. provide status and recognition to homemakers\n2. give women an opportunity to share their concerns\nand suggestions with other women\n3. explore the changing role of women in the home\n4. highlight the need for research into the problems\nfacing women in the home\n5. review the public and private image of the homemaker\n6. share the expertise and insight of professionals in\nassisting homemakers with their problems\nGREATO R. FORD LIBRARY\nPROGRAM\nSeptember 26\n8:30 am - 9:30 am Registration & Coffee\n9:30 am - 10:30 am Welcome & Introduction\n10:30 am - 12:30 pm Image & the Homemaker -\nDuring this session, all attendees will be assembled in\none room. On stage will be representatives of four \"image\nmakers\" who affect homemakers. Each member of this panel will\nspeak for 15 minutes on image as it relates to women in the home,\naccording to his or her specific area of specialization.\nAfter each panel participant has spoken, women discuss\namong themselves the various aspects of what they have heard\nand how it relates to their own home.\n12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Informal Lunch -\n2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Three Concurrent Sessions\nA. Legal Problems of the Homemaker - The purpose of this\nsession is to enlighten homemakers on their rights and obliga-\ntions under the law. Each panelist will discuss a separate\nproblem for twenty minutes, with discussion encouraged.\nB. Consumerism - A frank discussion of the problems of\nconsumers as homemakers. In this session homemakers vocalize\ntheir problems as consumers. Three major consumer areas are\nemphasized: Food, Professional Services, and Apparel.\nC. Financial Status - This will be a panel presentation\nof women and finance, including female mindsets towards money\nand the financial dependence of women. Open discussion.\nSeptember 27\n9:00 am - 10:00 am Coffee\n10:00 am - 12:00 am Identity and the Homemaker\nIn three concurrent sessions, attendees will see three\nscenarios and will respond in a discussion group led by a\nmoderator.\n12:00 am - 2:00 pm Luncheon Honoring Homemakers -\n2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Three Sessions, Attendees Choice as on\nPrevious Day\nA. Dynamics of Growth - A discussion of and by home-\nmakers at different stages of life.\nB. Depression, Alcohol & Drugs - A frank discussion and\npresentation by individuals who have expert knowledge and\nexperience.\nC. Self-Confidence and Women - Self-exploration of the\nproblems which affect women's self-confidence in the home.\nGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20057\nSCHOOL FOR SUMMER\nAND CONTINUING EDUCATION\nPatty Matson\nThe White House\n]600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Patty;\nFollowing your suggestion I am sending you some materials\non the \"Identity and Homemaking Conference\". If the press has\nany questions I will be happy to answer them either directly\nor through you. Please feel free to contact me at any time.\nAs I am neither an employee of New TransCentury or of\nGeorgetown (I am doing this on a consultant basis) I am not\nalways reachable at the 462-6666 number. I often work out\nof my home - - 223-5389.\nHope that the enclosed materials will answer some of your\nquestions.\nSincerely,\nBarbara\nBarbara Resnick\nDirector\nIdentity and Homemaking\nFORD if LIBRARY\nOver\n$5,000 in\nEditor's\nprizes\nNotebook\nAwarded Monthly\nYOU'LL BE NOTICING a new sparkle in the magazine in coming months,\nreflecting the appointment of Herbert Bleiweiss as Art Director. I first met\nHerb almost 15 years ago, when we were both on McCall's, and since then\nmy own admiration for his skills has been echoed by art directors' clubs all\nover the country; Herb has a whole drawerful of gold medals. An accom-\nplished photographer himself, he knows how to guide other photographers\nand artists to extract every ounce of dra-\nma, meaning and sheer visual beauty\nfrom an assignment. Herb has worked\nwith every celebrity you can think of. Of\nthem all, he says, his favorite is Sophia\nLoren (with him, at right), who obvious-\nly returns his affection. Perhaps it's be-\ncause they're both warm, funny people-\nand share an interest in food. (Is it true,\nHerb, that the way to a woman's heart is\nthrough her stomach?) Herb and his\nwife, Rachel, who is editor of American\nHome Crafts magazine, live in a beautiful\nold Tudor house on the Hudson River\nwhere he does the cooking. I can testify\nthat he's almost as good a chef as he is\nHenry Sandbank\nDraw \"Winky\"\nan art director!\nHOW DO YOU FEEL about being a\nhomemaker? was the subject of a re-\nLet \"Winky\" help you test your talent. You\nmay win one of five $845.00 Commercial\ncent conference sponsored by George-\nArt Scholarships or any one of seventy-five\nnacher-The White House\ntown University and the New Trans-\n$10.00 cash prizes!\nCentury Foundation for women in the\nDraw \"Winky\" any size except like a\nWashington, D.C., area. Zoe Coulson,\ntracing. Use pencil. Every qualified entrant\nGH Institute Director, attended too,\nreceives a free professional estimate of\nhis drawing.\nand with the other participants went to\nScholarship winners will receive Funda-\ntea at the White House. Afterwards\nmentals of Commercial Art taught by Art\nMrs\nFord\ninvited\nInstruction Schools of\nupstairs\nto\nthe\nfamily living quarters, where this\nleading home study art schools.\nTry for an art scholarship that may lead\nKarl Schur\ncharming photograph was taken.\nyou into the exciting fields of advertising\n\"Anyone who feels good about what\nart and illustrating, cartooning or painting.\nBYW\nshe's doing in the home should have\nYour entry will be judged in the month\nthe same sense of liberation [as the career woman,]\" said Mrs. Ford, a point\nreceived. Prizes awarded for best drawings\nof various subjects received from qualified\nof view that delighted Zoe since it exactly coincides with her own.\nentrants age 14 and over. One $25 cash\naward for the best drawing from entrants\nTHE ATTRACTIVE BLONDE on the telephone (right) is\nage 12 and 13. No drawings can be re-\nUta Hille, a GH assistant fashion editor, setting up an\nturned. Our students and professional art-\nists not eligible. Contest winners will be\nappointment with a manufacturer to see the latest in his\nnotified. Send your entry today.\nline. Uta normally specializes in accessories, but for the\nsensational feature beginning on page 62 (WOW! All\nMAIL THIS COUPON TO ENTER CONTEST\nthese great fashions for under $20!) she pitched in\nART INSTRUCTION SCHOOLS, INC.\nwith our other fashion editors to search over one\nStudio 6J-1060\n500 South Fourth Street\nhundred dress and sportswear houses for their very\nMinneapolis, Minnesota 55415\nbest buys. Born in East Germany, Uta brings a\nPlease enter my drawing in your\ncosmopolitan flair to her job; she lived and\nmonthly contest.\n(PLEASE PRINT)\nstudied in Munich, London and Paris before\ncoming to New York to work. As if all\nName\nthe exercise she gets tramping around the\nOccupation\nAge\ngarment district weren't enough, off the\nVincent Pollizzotto\nAddress\nApt\njob she loves to ski and hike.\nCity\nState\nCounty\nZip Code\nTelephone Number\nJ.mc.\nAccredited by the Accrediting Commission\nof the National Home Study Council.\n10\nGOOD HOUSE-JANUARY, 1976-2-1-76-DEAD SLUG\nCOLOR ON THIS PAGE\nSACTS SIDE SLIDE\nFORD a. LIBRARY\nNovember 6, 1975\nUnited\nDear Carolyn:\nAfter talking with your father, I am enclosing\ntwo sets of remarks Mrs. Ford delivered in Clemeland\nbefore the IWY Congress and at the White House before\nthe Identity in Homemaking Conference group.\nI hope this material will be of help to you. However,\nif you need anything else, please don't hesitate to call\nme.\nSincerely,\nSheila Rabb Weidenfeld\nPress Secretary to\nMrs. Ford\nMs. Carolyn Stevens\n2903 N Street\nWashington, D.C.\nEnclosures\nSAP\nLIBRARY R. GERALD FORM\nFROM THE DESK OF\nSally Quenneville\nClevelan\nMs. Carolyn Stevens\n2903 N In\nD.C.\n1 Carolyn\n0) 1 -\n-1/1 / / yes\nMF ge M. En to 0\n1 or I MF 6-\nClen 1 N Hmk ass--\n- pee\nLIBRARY BLRAID 1\nForm PP-138© The Drawing Board, Inc., Box 505, Dallas, Texas\nIdentity in Homemakin\nGOOD HOUSEKEEPING Conference\n959 eighth avenue / new york, n.y. 10019 / the institute/zoe coulson, director\nOctober 20, 1975\nMs. Sheila Weidenfeld\nPress Secretary to Mrs. Gerald Ford\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20037\nDear Sheila:\nThank you for sending me the two pictures from my\nvisit to The White House during the Homemakers\nConference. I appreciated your hospitality and\nnow it is fun to have these pictures as record of\nmy visit.\nOur editor is going to use one of them in the mag-\nazine and I will be sure that you receive a copy\nwhen it comes out. Please tell Karl Schumacher how\nwell I thought they turned out.\nI noted that you too are acting as an advisor to The\nWomen's Institute SO perhaps I will see you at some\nof the meetings.\nI enjoyed meeting you and I hope you will not hesitate\nto call on me if you think we can be of help.\nSincerely,\nZoe Coulson\nZC:ec\n''IDENTITY AND HOMEMAKING,\" A CONFERENCE AT THE MARRIOTT TWIN\nBRIDGES HOTEL, WILL ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF\nWOMEN IN THE HOME. SPEAKERS INCLUDE REP. YVONNE BURKE, D-CAL.,\nSPONSOR OF THE DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS BILL IN CONGRESS; ELEANOR\nMCGOVERN; CATHY DOUGLAS, ATTORNEY; ANTOINETTE FORD, MEMBER OF THE\nPRESIDENT'S CLEMENCY REVIEW BOARD; EDITH SLOAN, DIR., NATIONAL\nCOMMISSION ON HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENT. CONTACT: ANNE BANVILLE, 296-9190\nEND FRIDAY CALENDAR\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nPatti,\nHelpful in thought of\nremarks for Homemakers 9/26?\nS.\nLIBRARY\nFORD\nHousewives Reject 'Stigma'\nBy Megan Rosenfeld\nseven months and 10 years, and lives in a\nmodest suburban Vienna home with a sta-\nWashington Post Staff Writer\nMary Pat Egan's work day begins at 6\ntion wagon in the driveway.\nDespite the pressure from feminists in\na.m. It ends sometimes at 9 p.m.. some-\nrecent years for women to pursue careers\ntimes at 10 p.m., and she's on duty seven\nin the \"real\" world and leave the drudgery\ndays a week. If she were earning the mini-\nof housework and restrictions of child-\nmum wage, she'd make at least $10,530 a\nrearing as soon as possible, Egan, like\nhas chosen to stav\nLas angeles 9/30/75 Times\nLIBRARY\nLORD\nProfession: Full-Time Homemaker\nR.\nOFFICE\n\"Tremendous Amount\nof Satisfaction\n,\nBY MARLENE CIMONS\nTimes Staff Writer\nWASHINGTON-Barbara Arlow, 31, lives in Bethesda,\nMd., a suburb of this city, and is the mother of a 6-year-\nold son and a 3-year-old daughter. She has been married\nto a successful lawyer for the past 10 years and quit her\nsalaried job when her first child was born. She is a full-\nLas angeles 29/30/75 Times\nFull-Time Homemaker\n\"Tremendous Amount\nof Satisfaction\nBY MARLENE CIMONS\nTimes Staff Writer\nWASHINGTON-Barbara Arlow, 31, lives in Bethesda,\nMd., a suburb of this city, and is the mother of a 6-year-\nold son and a 3-year-old daughter. She has been married\nto a successful lawyer for the past 10 years and quit her\nsalaried job when her first child was born. She is a full-\ntime homemaker and loves it.\nB2\nMonday, Sept. 29, 1975\nR\nHOMEMAKING, From B1\nWhether she lives or dies depends on\nage homemaker's work at $5,500 a\nyou.\" Mom became \"a perfectionist\nhousewife, exorcizing every germ so\nyear.\nThere was some talk at the confer-\nthe babies would live.\" As the babies\nence (which was sponsored by George-\ngrew, she began taking part-time jobs,\ntown University and The New Trans-\n\"but whenever they needed full time,\nFocusing on Home Role:\ncentury Foundation) of public objec-\nI quit.\" She says, \"The young are\ntives, such as the Displaced Home-\nmore savvy now and know when you\nmakers Bill. It would help find train-\nwork on your own salvation, you free\ning, jobs and services for homemakers\nothers to work on theirs.\" But if asked\nIt's What You Make it\nwhether she lost her own identity\nFocusing\nwho are ineligible for welfare or soc-\nial security and who are \"displaced\"\nthrough her \"mother trip,\" she rep-\nthrough widowhood, divorce or the\nlies, \"Heck, no.\"\nBy Don Shirley\nHomemaking, like any job, has its\nloss of family income.\nA welfare mother of five who gets\ntrying moments, and no one was there\nGenerally, though, the skits per-\nnothing from her husband but nev-\nYou could see \"The Stepford Wives\"\nto sing the praises of window washing\nformed by Earth Onion Women's The-\nertheless quit her job to become a\non the closed-circuit TV system in the\non\nater and the talk that blossomed in a\nfull-time homemaker. She organizes\nrooms of the Twin Bridges Marriott\nand floor scrubbing. But for willing\nvariety of speeches, panels and group\nHeadstart and senior citizens projects\nHotel Saturday night. That's the moy-\nvolunteers, homemaking can have its\ndiscussions focused on more personal\nin her home, but she also makes sure\nie in which wealthy suburban hus-\nrewards too, some of the homemakers\nproblems and goals. The 75 partici-\nshe and her children get out of the\nbands replace their wives with cus-\npointed out, and it is a job which\nHome\npants ranged from inner-city welfare\nhouse. \"Women feel guilty because\ntomized replicas\nmust be done. Yet it is not a univer-\nmothers to affluent matrons from the\nWe're all in little boxes, trembling,\"\nThe replicas are domestic and do-\nsally appreciated task.\nStepfords of this area. The ages span-\nshe says. \"Hop out like Jack-in-the-box\ncile and obsessed with maintaining\nThe remarks of the homemakers\nned at loast five decades but there\ntheir busheade houses.\nSaturday did not pin the blame for\nCleanliness Is Akin\nTo Godliness\nHomemaker Panelists Lament 'Goofing Off'\nBy Judy Flander\nuninvited guest? The question - obvi-\nWashington Star Staff Writer\nously not hypothetical - was posed in a\nYou're a homemaker. Usually toeing\nsession on confidence, moderated by Jinx\nthe line and getting the house in order\nMelia, manager of women's programs\nbefore you think of yourself. But today\nfor TransCentury. \"I would fall all over\nyou \"goofed off;\" you spent the whole\nmyself apologizing, even though I'd hate\nday reading or puttering. You are a mess\ndoing it,\" one woman admitted. \"After\nand so is your house when your husband\nhaving such a wonderful afternoon, I'd\ncomes home, bringing a co-worker he\nbe in a good mood and go in and cheer-\nforgot to tell you he'd invited for dinner\nfully make dinner,\" said a young mother\nUNIVERSITY NEWS\nyes. alument Unit 11/75 news\nFirst Lady Betty Ford accepted an \"outstanding homemaker\" award at a White House\ngathering in September. The presentation highlighted a two-day conference, \"Identity and\nHomemaking,\" cosponsored by Georgetown University and the New TransCentury Founda-\ntion. Betty Beall (center), associate dean, School for Summer and Continuing Education, and\nBarbara Resnick (r) conference director, were conference coordinators from Georgetown."
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