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From: travis@houston.cs.columbia.edu (Travis Lee Winfrey)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: The Feminist Majority
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Date: 2 Jul 90 20:35:05 GMT
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In-Reply-To: NETOPRWA@ncsuvm.ncsu.edu's message of 27 Jun 90 15:04:56 GMT

>   [The Fund for a Feminist Majority] seems to have a lot of the same
>   goals as NOW, but this one has much more of a political bent; among the
>   letter I got is a questionnaire.  They gradually go through the
>   demographics, then to membership in other organizations, political
>   offiliation, and then they ask "Would you support a Feminist Party?"
>   Is this a real, effective organization, or is it a front for some
>   convoluted socio-political group?

My understanding is that when Eleanor Smeal was not reelected to the
presidency of NOW, she left and started this group.  The bogus
questionnaire/petition format for fund-raising is so common that I'm
surprised you haven't seen it before.  

The only "convoluted socio-political group" to watch out for is the New
Alliance Party, a well-funded group of far-left wing psychos.  They
publically support women's rights, gay rights, and other cool things; but
my activist friends assure me that they are loons.

So, is The Feminist Majority real?  Yes.  Is it effective?  In this
political climate, what could be?  Give your money to NARAL instead.

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