White House Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities

Recommendations

• The establishment of an Office of Women's Rights and Responsibilities, reporting directly to the President.
• The convening of a women's rights conference by the White House to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
• Presidential-led congressional action, including:
• * An equal rights amendment to the Constitution.
• * Amendments to the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1957.
• * Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act and Social Security Act, as well as the Internal Revenue Code.
• * Federal support for child care and family assistance.
• Cabinet-level action to counteract gender discrimination.
• Presidential appointment of more women to federal government positions.

  Members

• Virginia Allan, Executive Vice President of Cahalan Drug Stores, Inc.
• Hon. Elizabeth Athanasakos, Municipal Court Judge and Attorney, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Ann R. Blackham, President, Ann R. Blackham & Company, Winchester, MA
• P. Dee Boersma, Student Government Leader, graduate student, Ohio State University
• Evelyn Cunningham, Director, Women's Unit, Office of the Governor, New York, NY
• Sister Ann Ida Gannon, B.V.M., President, Mundelein College, Chicago, IL
• Vera Glaser, Correspondent, Knight Newspapers
• Dorothy Haener, International Representative, Women's Department, UAW, Detroit, MI
• Laddie F. Hutar, President, Public Affairs Services Associate, Inc., Chicago, IL
• Katherine B. Massenburg, Chairperson, Maryland Commission on the Status of Women, Baltimore, MD
• William C. Mercer, Vice President, Personnel Relations, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New York, NY
• Dr. Alan Simpson, President, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
• Evelyn E. Whitlow, Attorney, Los Angeles, CA