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From: huxtable@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: The Feminist Majority
Message-ID: <24834.268b716a@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 2 Jul 90 21:26:57 GMT
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In article <76826@aerospace.AERO.ORG>, NETOPRWA@ncsuvm.ncsu.edu (Wayne Aiken) writes:
> Among the many cause organizations that solicit me to join/contribute is one
> called The Feminist Majority, headed by an Ellie Smeal.  Does anyone know if
> this is a real/legitimate organization?  The name is the same misspelling as
> NOW uses, so either this organization got it from NOW or their supplier.

I assume you mean your *own* name, not Ellie Smeal's.  Ellie Smeal was
head of NOW at one time, and at least *used* to have quite a bit of
credibility with many feminists.

> Is this a real, effective organization, or is it a front
> for some convoluted socio-political group?

What's the difference?

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Kathryn Huxtable
huxtable@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu