I have been working on an article about Vera Glaser, who in addition to being a women’s page political reporter was also a member of a White House Committee on women’s roles. Her question to the president at a press conference about the lack of women in government earned her national attention.

In my research I came across the above photo and an interesting column on the Nixon Library website.

Here is part of the column:
“Looking back now, we know that President Nixon’s actions brought gender equality into the mainstream of American life. He made equality “legitimate.” This legitimacy rippled through our society and helped create new opportunities for women in business, education, the professions, the arts and athletics.

But President Nixon threw himself unmistakably behind the cause of change, telling the nation in his 1972 State of the Union address, “While every woman may not want a career outside the home, every woman should have the freedom to choose whatever career she wishes, and an equal chance to pursue it.” That was a bold statement by a man of that time and that generation.”

I don’t think I completely agree with this assessment – especially based on the papers of Catherine East. But, he did make significant change for women. I am trying to find more about the Committee that Vera served on.

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I have been working on an article about Vera Glaser, who in addition to being a women’s page political reporter was also a member of a White House Committee on women’s roles. Her question to the president at a press conference about the lack of women in government earned her national attention.

In my research I came across the above photo and an interesting column on the Nixon Library website.

Here is part of the column:
“Looking back now, we know that President Nixon’s actions brought gender equality into the mainstream of American life. He made equality “legitimate.” This legitimacy rippled through our society and helped create new opportunities for women in business, education, the professions, the arts and athletics.

But President Nixon threw himself unmistakably behind the cause of change, telling the nation in his 1972 State of the Union address, “While every woman may not want a career outside the home, every woman should have the freedom to choose whatever career she wishes, and an equal chance to pursue it.” That was a bold statement by a man of that time and that generation.”

I don’t think I completely agree with this assessment – especially based on the papers of Catherine East. But, he did make significant change for women. I am trying to find more about the Committee that Vera served on.

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