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Pro-Choice Events for January

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the right to abortion is protected by the Constitution. This ruling, in a case called Roe v. Wade,

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LETTERS

Dear What She Wants,

I have noticed that the women's movement is critical of the union movement. L. Lavelle's letter [see October WSW] was a good example. Feminist philosophy kas taught women to be anti-union to the point of being blind to reality. There were several women speakers at the Solidarity Day Rally as Susan Wilson's letter in your November issue explained.

Feminists accuse unions of being sexist in keeping women out of leadership of unions. Why aren't more women in unions?

Unions are not the cause of sexism-corporations are! Corporations use sexism (the belief in female in-

Tribute to Nancy Gerard

On November 29, women joined hands in an energy circle to celebrate the passing through of Nancy Gerard. Nancy, who died Thanksgiving Day, was known in the women's community for her vitality, her music and photography, and the inspiration she provided to those she loved and who loved her. Her diverse interests and skills were reflected in her contributions to such groups as the Cleveland Women's Choir, the Arts Chorale, the League of Women Voters, and What She Wants, and through her teaching and salons. We at What She Wants also extend our hands in celebration of Nancy Gerard.

“This is the time of leave taking and sorrow. Life declines; the season of barrenness is an us, yet we give thanks for that which we have reaped and gathered. We meet to turn the wheel and weave the cord of life that will sustain us through the dark.” -Starhawk

"The Spiral Dance”

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the states had banned abortion previously, beginning in the 1820's.) For feminists, this historic decision was a step toward gaining the control of our reproductive lives that we need if we are to free ourselves from sexism. Each year since 1973 women throughout the United States have commemorated Roe v. Wade, making January 22 a feminist holiday as important as International Women's Day. In developing local traditions for celebrating our fight for reproductive freedom, we are helping to build a feminist community and culture.

In Cleveland, the entire pro-choice community is the Cleveland State University Main Classroom Building Auditorium. The concert, Lems' third ap-

by January 6, 1982. For more information, call 522-0169.

-The Reproductive Freedom Coalition will hold its annual fundraiser January 18, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at Earth by April, 2151 Lee Road (at Cedar). The evening will include a buffet supper and cash bar, a chamber music concert and a silent auction. Admission is $20 per person. Proceeds will be split between the Planned Parenthood Medical Loan Fund, which helps poor women pay for abortions, and Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio, For more information, call 621-8224.

pearance in Cleveland, is sponsored by PCAC, Women in History

Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio (EFCO), Commonworks and the National Lawyers Guild. Tickets are $4 in advance, $4.50 at the door, and $3 for students, seniors and those with low income. Those who attend the demonstration may purchase tickets at the door at advance prices. Organizations that wish to set up literature tables will be asked to purchase blocks of fifteen tickets.

-Cleveland Abortion Rights Action League will once again run a pro-choice ad, signed by hundreds of supporters of the right to choose, in the Plain Dealer on January 22. Cost to sign the ad is $3.50 for individuals and $20 for organizations. Send a check, along with your name as you would like it to appear (please print), address and phone number, to CARAL, P.O. Box 14022, Cleveland, Ohio 44114,

feriority) to underpay women and gain larger profits. The corporations did not hire us to work in the auto, construction and steel industries. We, women, were turning out to sponsor a series of activities that are well on their way to becoming traditions.

-Pro-Choice Action Committee (PCAC) will sponsor the annual pro-choice demonstration, January 22, at 6:30 p.m., outside the Masonic Auditorium, 3615 Euclid Avenue, where the Greater Cleveland Right to Life Society will be meeting. For more information, call 321-6143 or 621-8224.

-As in previous years, the demonstration will be followed by a celebration. This year's event will be a concert by folksinger Kristin Lems, at 8:30 p.m., in first hired in the areas of health care, clothing, food, sales and office work. This reflects sexist corporate policy.

It has only been since the turn of the century that corporations have hired women in such large numbers. For the first time in history, 53 percent of women work outside the home. This means for the first time in history, women are included in the social production of society!

The high cost of living creates a need for higher pay. Because women are working for much needed money, we are willing to fight for our survival. It is necessary to discard the selfish dream of becoming a part of management. Instead, we must organize unions for the common good.

The women of today who lead organizing drives will add new chapters to labor history.

I hope the women's movement will cease being cynical towards the labor movement. Unions are a working-class woman's only hope!

-Pat Hilliard CWA Union Organizing Drive at Blue Cross

By Toni Ponzo

Working Women, a national association of office workers, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a curriculum about the history of working women in the United States. Cleveland Women Working and the Women's Comprehensive Program at Cleveland State University have joined together to offer this curriculum as a ten-week course at CSU. The course is called "Perspectives on Working Women in History" and will be offered on Tuesday evenings beginning January 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 at CSU. "Perspectives on Working Women in History" will allow participants to study the role of women in the economic development of this country.

Students will find out about such women as Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Miranda Jones and Mother Jones with her "mop and broom brigade”. In addition, participants will look at such questions as: How did we get such a division of work into "women's jobs" and "men's jobs”? and what is the economic effect of maintaining that division?

Scholarly tomes are written regularly about history and about the economic development of nations, books about men and history-how men affected the world and were affected by it. Until recently there have been two assumptions made about history. The first is that men are the only ones to interact in a positive way with their situations or environment. The second is that women are "acted upon" rather than "acting upon” in history and that women are affected by history in the same way as men. These two assumptions serve to trivialize the experiences of women. They also insure that the things women do are forgotten very quickly.

Seldom do we hear about the women of colonial times, both indentured servants and free, who worked alongside the men to plant and build. Rarely is slavery studied from the point of view of black women, victims of a dual oppression. Judy Chicago tried and to some extent succeeded with her monumental work The Dinner Party to bring some of these women back into history. But the forgotten women, particularly working class women, must find their way back into the classroom. This course is a beginning.

Women who wish to attend just a few of the sessions may do so free of charge. For additional information, call 687-4674.

To Contact WSW By Phone: Reach WSW staff members at 932-3672 6:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings only.

What She ants/December, 1981

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