European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1977 the stats and St types Page 9 uproar Story and photos by Mary Adams staff writer just what is us Era exactly what toes it you never see it right up complained member of us Audi ence in Wiesbaden it i recent so Here it is right up front Pronta equal rights amendment Equality of rights under the Law shall not be denied or abridged by the United states or by any state an account of the Congress Shau have the Power to by appropriate the provisions of this tots amendment shall take effect two years after the Date of this i what so Many people Are so excited this abort proposed amendment has been a subject of controversy for More than five its not hard to understand Iho demand to see the Era up front at m International women week the two hour evening sponsored by the Wiesbaden chapter of now National or controversial proposed amendment is a topic of the International women week debate a nation Tor featured four guest Jeanne Laurel Tom Casey and Dee Dan Yetter Cov ered the topic Tram four Basic military and Media respect before opening the floor to Dos attributing much of the Public misunderstanding to the attacks of such Antl Era leaders As Phyllis Len Kcal a teacher of women studies and history with the University of said Schlaffer often deliberately misquotes when first proposed by Congress in it seemed a sore shot la join the Constitution As the 17th when 1976 began amid patriotic streamers of while and it seemed ratification could come during the nations Bicentennial Halfway through its still in the thirty five states have ratified but three More Are needed before the deadline of March what happens after seven Yean of being kicked the amendment is buried we sure All Over said a journalist Tor the Frankfurt who nastily but i dont even want to think but Many members of founded in if Lufi with a currant membership of have been and Are thinking about the organizations new Eleanor Simcal from spoke earlier this year of a plan which includes economic High visibility and Militancy if necessary to gain constitutional Equality for Linklater ill never eat another Florida Florida has rejected the getting something on the books is Only the enforcing it is a whole new Ball although the Bra would Dis solve any Legal use of sexual it  abolish All discriminatory prac it int the perfect said a civilian attorney for the army corp of but its a the Era will affect the said an equal Opportunity staff off then Well work on the attitude i would that most men or  wart to be discriminated against purely on the basis of an Accident  so for some its anything but Casey died As Art example a human relations data he recently the class was All male but of different racial and ethnic by Midas feeling that he had achieved something in the area of racial and ethnic Casey was ready to go on to the subject of the class was nol 1 aint work ing for no woman was their United sent he weve always displayed women who stepped out of the sphere of wife and Mother As said she added thai the mass Media has either consciously or unconsciously perpetuated the Freak the misconceptions about Era run from the drafting of women into the Mill Tan to homosexual marriage and unisex toilets to unisex the Era has no bearing on any of these things its simply a statement of said if women Are Ever it wont be because of the Congress already has the right and ability to draft women 11 it so Samuel the Era also has nothing to a with unisex the has More important things with which to concern in any Samuel Point one could always lock the another myth attached to the Era is the destruction the family unit the father and How could a simple Little asked affect the marital present or of anyone it wont Force she said in answer to her own but it certainly wont prevent asking Only that everyone be judged on the basis of ability instead of the Bra would see to it that married women who work receive equal pay for equal said for a Mother who would rather be at Home with her children but cant afford  she at least be paid equitably so that the time spent away from them is Worth it it took 100 years to gel the link later said in lets Hope it Doest take another 50 to pass the we bold these truths to be that All men arc created that they Are bestowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights panel offers Era interpretation speaker at the Loler National week debate on the Bra included left to right Jeanne Tom Laurel Unk Laler and Dee Dolan they discussed the Era from four angles historical and the debate sponsored by the Wiesbaden chapter of the nation Al Organ Atlon for speaker was assumed to be male a lunch for the Media by Lucia Guajardo staff writer misery loves when taken to task by Temin Sta for alleged sexist writ the Sari and Rose up a Little under the weight of its guilt at a feminist sponsored luncheon in but Only because some of the criticism rolled onto the shoulders of us airwave cohorts in map male chauvinist Pill most of the almost 80 women and men at the International women week event  kelp but laugh when Beverley president of the Wiesbaden National organization for women chapter coordinating the told Bow Lynne University of Maryland educator and the guest was mistakenly referred to As he in an announcements of the Roberts said she inquired at is there no Hope International women this is a women a women do you think we would have a Man speaking the response was apparently the doctor was what got doctors Are usually right in spite of such Whitaker had a message to give on woman she defined what is meant by Power in this context we mean the kind to direct and control our the problem with Many she is they have no no Long Range they fill their lives with Active Whitaker said she Doest suggest being self entered we All have commit obligations and these must be in but when activities become More important than were in she asked the what can we do about tills and answered As a Start to apply Betty Friedan new in the feminine it consists Basi Cally of finding ones own identity by asking what do 1 want to do and setting Goa Lalor self satisfaction and she suggested More specifically setting educational Roberts suggested be coming a woman advocate and joining the ranks of the now statement of purpose in part says it is to take action to bring women into full Partid potion in the mainstream of american society exercising All the privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with now is dedicated to the proposition that first and Are human like All other people in our so must have the Chance to develop their fullest human pay for equal work