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Austin Amrrtran-frtatrsman Sunday, March 22, 1970 Women's Liberation--Wkat Is It All About? Page E2 Austin, Texas 1 I i movement.) fip it i ill. (This is the first of a series of four articles on the strident women's rights movement. The series will continue this week in the Austin Statesman. Tuesday's article will concern who Joins and why. Sunday, Candy Lnwry will lake a look at Austin's Women's Liberation WLD 50 YEARS Mr.

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LIMGlR'f, StCONO FLOOR LIGHTING jk for the future or from the post J. Vw TP? By MARY HTEGERS The Washington Post WASHINGTON To those who have had their Ml of radical movements, the reawakening of a strident women's rights movement, is alxwt as welcome as finding cut that coffc? causes cancer. But reawakening it is. And the mass media have seized upon it with a vengeance. Despiie the current barrage of publicity, it's difficult to find people of either sex who understand what women's liberation is really all about.

Mainly, this is because it's one movement that has a built-in backlash before it even gets started. For instance, David Susskir.d can usually be expected to listen with sympathy to any expounder of literal causes on his TV talk show. But when it comes to women's liberation, he can hardly conceal his annoyance and puts it down with sarcasm ami ridicule. He's not alone. The response from almost any male whether liberal, radical or conservative in viewpoint ranges from amusement to intense hostility.

It a 1 includes the openess with jmffL ill L. ue I -2iM War 1 re which they might discuss any other issue. To many men, the issue is cither one which they cannot take seriously (because they have been trained since birth about women's proper place, and any further discussion of the question is frivolous), or it is any affront to their masculinity perpetrated by a small number of uppity women. A woman's reaction tends to be a bit different, but often no less hostile. Those who consider themselves 'feminine' and have prospered by being so, feel superior and scornful of "feminists." Their attitude is: "I've made it by accommodating men and working my wiles upon them, and the fact that these women are complaining proves they are lacking in charm and feminine instincts." And many quite honestly feel that the present position of women is the natural one.

They feel secure, happy and protected in their present roles of wife and-or mother, and they resent the belittling of their position and the attempt to tea it down. Many more feel some ambivalence. They recognize and emphasize with many of the points women's lib makes. But the movement's tactics and some of their conclusions turn them off. Even those who support or are in women's liberation have an emotional problem with it.

One of the most common complaints against the women's liberation type, is that she's so "unfeminine;" that she comes on sounding strident, harsh and fanatical; that she puts people off before they even hear wtat she has to say. It's a problem for women in the movement, ti, causing a a i paranoia-schzlophrenia. They're sure how far they can go in asserting themselves without giving up all resemblance of dignity. They're not sure how "separatist they should be from men, or, on the other hand, how they can associate with men without compromising their feminist principles. And, though they eschew the "myths" about what is feminine, they are sensitive to charges that they're not.

Their dilemma is partly a result of the larger question which the whole movement calls up, namely what is intrinscially female, and what is intrinsically masculine. Which feminine traits are the results of biology, and which are culturally enforced? "Women's liberation" is both a broad term covering the whole resurgent women's rights movements and a specific term for one group within that movement. Used in the specific sense, the term refers to the women's liberation movement, whose member groups are located primarily in New York, Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, Chicago and San Francisco. Though they generally support one another, they operate largely independently. Used in the general sense, it refers to a gamut of organizations, from the work-within-the-system reformists like Betty Friedan's national organization for women (now) to the radical W.I.T.CH.

(w n's international terrorist conspiracy from hell.) It's impossible to say how many belong to the movement. Anywhere from 10,000 to 50,000 activists would be a good guess. Women's liberation really only got started in 1938 and, at this early stage, is heavily reliant on hard core cells of a score of more members. It has no national organization, like the league of women voters, with its rolls of active members and less active supporters. Women's liberation Is more of a philosophy than a coherent, cohesive political movement, although almost every organization has taken says, freed men from servitude to the soil and opened all kinds of opportunities in the arts, politics, science to them.

It didn't do the same for women, because remained chained to rearing children, a a necessity because of the high death rate among the young, and the need fur an adequate population to carry on ths work of civilization. Now, for the first tune, Dr. Mead says, there is an about face in this situation. Because of the population explosion, women are encouraged to have less or no children. A'id, as this situation takes hold, she says, society must open up opportunities for women outside the family.

In fact, she argues, it must take a hard look at ihe family, realizing that out of loneliness and a need for protective ties, people will always band together, but considering We hove the lighting that's right for your home. By Imperial: decor lamps, functional lighting, mood lighting. And yes! We have household light bulbs and bulbs for appliances. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTING CO. 1231 Burner Kef.

454-471 Spring Values Bloom at I. part is some political action, such as demonstrating against abortion laws or protesting the Miss American Pageant. When women's liberation members first surfaced at the 1968 Miss America contest, their protest took the form of bra burning. A rash of bra burnings followed. No matter how opposed you were to sit-ins, lie-ins, marches and other demonstrations, none of them seemed to represent quite as bad a case of the sillies as bra burning.

And though they had a point to make, the stigma of silliness had stuck to women's liberation ever since. There are other more important points. In the beginning, the suffragettes met with scorn and ridicule, too. But, in the interest of achieving one goal the vote they gave up other demands, and in the end, took pains to reassure their opponents that they would remain feminine, motherly, housewifely. Because they believed that if they were granted their legal rights, I.E., the vote, then other rights would quickly follow, despite whatever reassurances they gave their men.

There has always born a close parallel between the civil rights movement and women rights. The suffragette movement grew out of the abolitionist movement. And, like those who thought the 13th amendment would guarantee equality for blacks, some thought the 19th amendment would guarantee equality for women. Both were among, of course. And the resurgence of the women's movement, ome again follows the resurgence and shift in direction of the civil rights movement.

Like blacks, women want thU time, not just equality under the law, but the kind of moral and social climate that can make them really free psychologically, socially and economically. And like blacks, they talk less now of "integration and full partnership" than of "separatism." And as blacks now question white society's values, so women are openly challenging "male dominated" preconceptions of a proper social structure, including its basic MISSION! Oatmeal Sesame Bread Is Great (or Company MHWMiJSfW, on 10 korat gold ring DOWNTOWN AUSTIN grraao lAJLF. 1 At AX V-4 'y Yourwhola life is written hers beautifully, carefully designed by the world'i largest jeweler. R.n3 $17.88 Each Synthetic Elrthstone $2.95 Each Diamond HISSIOK 619 CONGRESS whether marriage, or some form of tribal or communal society is better. In Sweden communal living is spreading rajMcily.

In this country, the commune is still considered aljerrant, but it can be found from coa.st-to-coast. Dr. Mead calls the new feminists "too superficial" to effect the revolutionary change f'w's talking about. She's probably right, but if nothing eL, they may be laying the groundwork for serious consideration of the kinds of questions jhe's raising. Starving or not, the movement is here.

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