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More-Liberated-Than-Thou-Snobs Chastized 11 Fanaticism Breeds Contempt" tern inn Ma man urhioll hog n114.A 14s. nf femininm hns driven Roma store. Her granddaughters. In who would rather carry gmc the "fanatic ment which has pitted sister of feminism has driven some store. Her granddaughters, in III 4 I 4 444 cPOVANE, aW, 4 OF Jp0 ery bags than attache cases yes, sometimes even "after the children have grown up." If the movement does not purge itself of its moreliberated-than-thou snobs, feminism is doomed.

Sisterhood means nothing if it does not embrace all sisters with enthusiasm, concern and respect. Perhaps a blast of righteous indignation and fanaticism was required to launch a feminist movement to secure rights long denied women in a society where sexism was so firmly entrenched. But now that a decade of dust is settling, it is time to re-examine the question of our own femininity whether there is such a quality that we have neglected and, if there is, how to make femininity consistent with feminism. Tomorrow, a look at some of the questions about masculinity and femininity which irritate radical feminists. of the questions about mosca- linity and femininity which irritate radical feminists.

turn, inherited the golden hands. One became a sculptor; the other's paintings hang in museums throughout the world. And one of her great-grandchildren went to college, earned a Phi Beta Kappa key, married and gave birth to a physically handicapped child. She will stay home and care for him for most of the rest of her life. She finds liberation in her confinement.

Who shall judge these women and by what standard? Some of them did what they wanted to do. Some of them did what they had to do. Why can't we celebrate them all, and Gloria Steinem, too? Some women have lots of "options," that open sesame password to true liberation. Options are well-worth fighting for, but the real issue (as my nearly optionless great-grandmother knew unconsciously yet so well) is not bow many options we can greedily amass, but how many responsibilities we can lovingly and faithfully discharge. Radical feminists are behaving like the very cats those male chauvinists always said we were, swiping away at those of our sisters bowman man options can greedily amass, but how many responsibilities we can lovingly and faithfully dis- charge.

Radical feminists are th behaving like very cats those male chauvinists always said we were, swiping away at those of our sisters women to assume preposterous rhetorical postures, such as the now voguish claim that a woman is not truly liberated unless she has had at least one lesbian experience. This kind of sexual grotesquerie is not without precedent. The Amazon women, according to Greek myth, used to cut off one breast in order to shoot a bow and arrow more easily. Common sense suggests that a woman ought not to have to mutilate her own nature in order to fulfill it. Feminists are causing themselves and each other more grief in the name of sisterhood than a trough-full of male chauvinist pigs.

For a woman even to suggest that another woman is somehow manque' because she feels contented and useful rearing children, baking cakes and cleaning house is not only contemptuous and arrogant, but also suggests that the critic may not feel so serene about dropping her 3-year-old off at a day care center in order to actualize her potential in law school. Radical feminists would have disdained my great-grandmother. She darned socks so perfectly and with such pleasure and devotion that my great-grandfather used to kiss her hands and call them "golden." Her daughter became a business partner in her husband's but also suggests that the cri- tie may not feel so serene about dropping her 3-year-old off at a day care center in order to actualize her poten- tial in law school. Radical feminists would have disdained my great- grandmother. She darned socks so perfectly and with such pleasure and devotion that my great-grandfather to kiss her hands and used call them "golden." Her daughter became a business partner in her husband' Attacking feminist anger" of the libera- against sister, lesbian tion movement is this first in against heterosexual, house-a two-part series by a free- wife against businesswoman, Lance humorist who is a reati- Ms.

against Kate's geniar contributor to The New out is beginning to look like a York Times. happy ending. The recent split in the NOW leadership By MARY LOU WEISMAN has merely politicized this tension. After 10 years of fanatic feminist anger, it's easy to understand why Kate took a dive. Too much fanaticism not only debilitates and dehumanizes its victims, but eventually consumes the fanatics themselves.

'Panedo cism breeds contempt. Whether it be sexist, political, religious or racist, fanaticism is dogmatic and therefore unnaturally limiting, allow-noon lug as it does for only heroes or villains. Few of us are either. Most women would support equal political, educational, vocational and fiscal opporHaving tunities (even if they might not choose to take advantage Pet-of those rights themselves) Kate-thebut more and more feminists are becoming increasingly alarmed by their own adalways mance which, as the word itself suggests, threatens to turn our hearts to stone. A "girl" need not marry and she need not be "as soft and as pink as a nursery," but does that mean that she must become hardened into a sorority Amazon, saluting power with a clenched fist? Fury unleased in the name advantage not choose to take themselves) of those rights emselves) Kate-thebut more and more feminists are becoming increasingly alarmed by their own ada- mance which, as the word itself suggests, threatens to turn our hearts to stone.

A "girl" need not marry and she need not be "as soft and as pink as a nursery," but does that mean that she i must become hardened lnto a sorority Amazon, sauting Power with a clenched fist? Fury unleased in the name The ever-contemporary Shakespeare made fun of all aspects of human nature, however low or lofty, so it's no wonder he devoted an entire play to lampooning women's lib. Remember what happens to Kate the shrew? She sells out to that male chauvinist swine Petruchio after he slaps her around a bit, brainwashes her into believing the moon is the sun, and then gives her what all strident women are supposed to want (only they just won't admit it) a good wedding and bedding. Having achieved the desired degree of lobotomized compliance, Petruchio marches Kate-theconvert out at the end of the fifth act to show her off. Kate. always an over-achiever chastises the other women of Padua for not being total women, too.

"I am ashamed that women are so simple, to offer war where they should kneel for peace, or seek for rule, supremacy, and sway, when they are bound to serve, love and obey." Curtains! The "Taming of the Shrew" would play to slings and arrows at a NOW convention. But considering the present state of the woman's move The ever-contemporary Shakespeare made fun of all sspects of human nature, nowever low or lofty, so it's no wonder he devoted an antire play to lampooning women's lib. Remember what happens Kate the shrew? She sells iut to that male chauvinist Petruchio after he her around a bit, brain- washes her into believing the is the sun, and then inres her what all strident women are supposed to want only they just won't admit it) a good wedding and iedding. achieved the lestred degree of obotomized compliance, uchio marches onvert out at the end of the ifth act to show her off. Kate, an over-achiever hastises the other women of 'adua for not being total iromen, too.

"I am ashamed hat women are so simple, to ffer war where they should neel for peace, or seek for ule, supremacy, and sway, hen they are bound to serve, )ve and obey." Curtains! The "Taming of the Shrew" desired degree of lobotomized compliance, Pet- ruchio marches convert out at the end of the ff fifth act to show her oKate always an over-achiever hastises the other women of Padua for not being total women, too. "I am ashamed that women are so simple to offer war where they should kneel for peace, or seek for rule, supremacy, and sway, when they are bound to serve, love and obey." Curtains! The "Taming of the Shrew" would play to slings and arrows at a NOW convention. But considering the present state of the woman's move- Mrs. W. Tom Mableson (left) and Mrs.

Terry H. Tate display the new official city flag which was created by members of Spokane Falls Needlework Guild. The white velvet background is colored by a chartreuse and an aqua strip and bears the city logo. Designed by Lloyd L. Carlson, who also created the Expo '74 mobil's strip symbol, the flag is a twin of one presented to Spokane's Sister City, Nishinomiya, Japan, last May.

The banner will replace the 19-year-old lavendar "Lilac City" flag. Meetings Tomorrow "Gateway to Alaska" will be topic of a program by Mrs. David H. Wesche at the luncheon meeting of Chapter DR, PEO, at noon tomorrow at her home, S507 Shoreline Drive, Liberty Lake. Assistant hostess will be Mrs.

Paul I. Raber. Members of Chapter CL, PEO, will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. James R.

Wadsworth, W110 Cliff Drive. Assistant hostess will be Mrs. Art J. Baker. Discussion of the book, "Passages," will be led by Mrs.

Larry L. Wiser at the meeting of Northside Books Section, American Association of University Women, at 8 p.m. tomorrow at her home, N6525 Drumheller. Mrs. Charles R.

Bennett, S6021 Magnolia, will be hostess for the meeting of Pre Susan Elaine Jones, David Teague to Wed The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Susan Elaine Jones and David Warren Teague, E2121 Upriver Drive, was announced at a party at the home of the future bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Darrel Jones, N1320 Summit Blvd. Teague's stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Baker, reside in Holiday, and his father, Warren Teague, resides at Virginia Morrison, Karl Peters to Wed Mr. and Mrs. Lorne E. Morrison, N14405 Shady Slope Road, have announced the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Virginia and Karl F. Peters, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert W. Peters, 56104 Stone. Country Homes Christian I SPECIAL SALE I Tues. Wed.

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tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Richard L. Badgett, N6831 A. Gamma Zeta Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs.

Thomas A. Bueschel, N6704 Addison. The hostess will present a program on "Religion." Members of Gamma Epsilon Chapter, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Benjamin R.

Nechanicky, S1603 Adams. Assistant hostess will be Mrs. Robert V. S. Putnam.

Cocoa Beach, Fla. St. Paul Lutheran Church will be the setting for their wedding on May 21. The Rev. Carl E.

Samuelson will officiate at the 8 p.m. rite. Miss Jones and her fiance are graduates of North Central High School. The bride-elect attended Eastern Washington State College and Teague attended Gonzaga University and Spokane Falls Community College. Both are employed in Spokane.

Church will be the setting for their wedding on Aug. 27. The Rev. Jack D. Wood will officiate at the 2 p.m.

rite. Miss Morrison was graduated from Mead Senior High School. A graduate of Joel E. Ferris High School, Peters attended the University of Idaho. 13 W.

913 RIVERSIDE Stitch ery Display Is Noted Spokane's newly-made official city nag will be one of the featured items at the Fifth Annual Stitchery Show to be sponsored by Whitworth College Auxiliary Friday to Sunday in the Terrace Rooms at the Ridpath Hotel. The show will be open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 0 p.m. on Saturday and from noon until 5 p.m.

Sunday. Members of the Spokane Falls Needlework Guild, under the direction of Mrs. Richard O. Means, worked for two months to complete the flag, which will be presented to Mayor David H. Rodgers at the City Council meeting next Monday night.

Approximately 200 items, submitted by men, women and children, will be exhibited at the show. Included will be pictures, pillows, wall hangings, a matching chair and footstool, a matching love seat and chair, embroidered children's dresses, a needlepoint jacket and mounted pieces representing various age groups in the Spokane city schools, Mrs. Grant Dixon, trustee-coordinator, said. A "Celebrity Corner" display will include articles from Erica Wilson of New York, a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework in London; Jacqueline Enthoven of Santa Barbara, Elsa Williams of Massachusetts, Eleanor Van Be Water of Vancouver, Wash. and Phalice Ayres of ne.

ne. MEN Life Choices Class Topic MOSCOW, Idaho Women who want or need to make changes in their lives are invited to participate in "Life Choices for Women," a 10- week course being offered by the University of Idaho Office of Continuing Education. The class will meet from a.m. on Tuesdays, beginning tomorrow. Participants will spend time identifying their strengths, interests and needs and exploring alternatives and resources available to them.

Each woman will be encouraged to set goals which are right for her and map out plans for moving toward achievement of those goals. Easter Bonnets to Be Created Novel paper Easter bonnets will be created by members of Xi Beta Phi Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, and their guests members of Xi Alpha Lambda 'Chapter at a 5.pohnnt Lifetrends 14 SPOKANE, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1977. party Wednesday night. The dessert event is planned nt 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs.

Jerry It. McBride, N14707 Edencrest Drive. THESE ME COOKS CAE UP 111111111 RPM RECIPES SO GOOD, MEV EMI WON $100. Mrs. Dean Anderson Oak Harbor Highland Pork Apple Pie Sandy Keeler Kent Wholeu'heat Apple Cake Mrs.

Paul Roble Spokane Golden-Licious Cheesecake Burs Michelle Deklyen Seatt le Hot Potato Apple Salad Mrs. Yarbrough Puyallup Apple Cheesecake Betty lir is lir no Our judges think the winners of our Golden Delicious recipe contest sent us the best apple recipes we've ever tasted. But judge for your. self. Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Washington State Apple Commission, P.O.

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Tom Mableson (left) and Mrs. Terry H. Tate display the new official city flag which was created by members of Spokane Falls Needlework Guild The white velvet background is colored by a chartreuse and an aqua strip and bears the city logo. Designed by Lloyd L. Carlson, who also created the Expo Dental '74 mobil's strip symbol, the flag is a twin of one presented to Spokane's Sister City, Nishinomiya, Japan, last May.

The banner will replace the 19-year-old lavendar "Lilac City" flag. Assistant NEW CLASSES START Stit chery April 4 RENT MR. STEAM 838- ngs Tomorrow CLEAN YOUR OWN CARPETS 3521 FURNITURE AND SAVE $SS Iiimnan Display FREE mdpip a Wiwi BUSINESS UMVERSITY I city a Valley "Gateway to Alaska" will ceptor Laureate Epsilon can ill eS' pohnti lailn Thfollitte 926-1189 SPOKANE be topic of a program by Mrs. Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, at 8 ifift 02.s.', a II I. David H.

Wesche at the lune- p.m. tomorrow. beon meeting of Chapter DR, Is PEG, at noon tomorrow at A "Camera Eye Tour of MEN WOMEN her home, 5507 Shoreline Spokane's Sculpture" will be I moil 1 tet re Spokane newly made off Drive, Liberty Lake. given by Mrs. Thomas J.

'i- t'j s. wary.nr vro own! Assistant hostess will be Sandvig at the meeting of cial city nag will be one of the Mrs. Paul Raber. Zeta Beta Chapter, Beta featured items at the Fifth Sigma Phi, at 745 p.m. Annual Stitchery Show to be Members of Chapter CL tomorrow at the home of Mrs.

sponsored by Whitworth Col- 14 SPOKANE, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1977. Friday ili Auxary ray Sun- Saal PEG, will meet at 8 p.m. Richard L. Badgett, N6831 A. lege tt'S tomorrow at the home of Mrs.

Gamma Zeta Chapter, Beta day in the Terrace Rooms at ft r's Easter Bonnets to Be Created Cliff Drive. Assistant hostess sigma Phi, will meet at 8 bli the Ridpath Hotel. In be James R. Wadsworth, W110 open to th tli Novel paper Easter bon- party Wednesday night. HOUSE OF FINE FURNITURE CARPETS I DRAPERIES 0 The will be Mrs.

Art J. Baker. p.m. tomorrow at the home of nets will be created by mem- Frid show ay, 10 a.m. rom 7 to 9 p.m.

0 p.m. on on Mrs. Thomas A. Bueschel, bers of Xi Beta Phi Chapter, The dessert event is plan- WEST 811 SECOND AVENUE from noon until Saturday and Discussion of the book, N6704 Addison. The hostess L.

--'41 Beta Sigma Phi, and their ned nt 8 p.m. at the home of 624-5378 5 p.m. Sunday. guests members of Xi Mrs. Jerry R.

McBride, "Passages," will be led by will present a program on Members of the Spokane Mrs. Larry L. Wiser at the "Religion." WENN of Mrs Alpha Lambdanapter at a N14707 Edencrest Drive. meeting of Northside Books Falls Needlework Guild, ciAssit under the direction Movies -TY ti Section, American Associa- Members of Gamma Epsi- Richard G. Means, worked 4---- 21 tion of University Women, Alphaw 8 at Ion Chapter, Epsilon Sigma for two months to complete J3 ti 1 I 8 p.m.

tomorrow at her home, ill meet at p.m. the flag, which will be pre- a0. 3 N6525 Drumheller. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. sented to Mayor David H.

Benjamin R. Nechanicky, Rodgers at the City Council 4 Mrs. Charles R. Bennett, S1603 Adams. meeting next Monday night.

Life Choices S6021 Magnolia, will be hos- Assistant hostess will be Approximately 200 items, ilEsE FluE coolts cniviE up Class Topic tess for the meeting of Pre- Mrs. Robert V. S. Putnam. submitted by men, women and children, will be exhi- 1 Susan Elaine Jones bited at the show.

Included will be pictures, pillows, wall i Iftrim APPLE nEcipEs so GooD hangings, a matching chair MOSCOW, Idaho Women 1 I and footstool, a matching who want or need to make David Teague to Wed love seat and chair, embroi- changes in their lives are dered children's dresses, a invited to participate in "Life The engagement and forth- Cocoa Beach, Fla. needlepoint jacket and Choices for Women," a 10- coming marriage of Miss St. Paul Lutheran Church mounted pieces representing week course being offered by Mrs. Dean Anderson Our judges think the winners of our Golden Susan Elaine Jones and will be the setting for their various age groups in the the University of Idaho Office 0 Oak Harbor Delicious recipe contest sent us the best apple David Warren Teague, E2121 wedding on May 21. The Rev.

Spokane city schools, Mrs. of Continuing Education. Highland Pork Apple Pie Sandy Keeler recipes we've ever tasted. But judge for 30ilr- the Drive, was Carl E. Samuelson will Grant Dixon, trustee- The class will meet from Kent self.

Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope announced at a party at officiate at the 8 p.m. rite. coordinator, said. 9-11: Tu 30 a.m. on esdays, 1 home of the future bride's Miss Jones and her fiance A "Celebrity Corner" dis- beginning tomorrow.

Whoku'heat Apple Cake to: Washington State Apple Mrs. Paul Roble parents, Mr. and Mrs. Keith are graduates of North Cent- play will include articles Participants will spend So Commission, P.O. Box 550, pkane lph Darrel Jones, N1320 Summit rat High School.

The bride- from Erica Wilson of New time identifying their Golden-Licious Cheesecake Bars NVenatchee, Washington 98801. Blvd. elect attended Eastern York, a graduate of the Royal strengths, interests and Michelle De klye We'll send you all five recipes. iiii Teague's stepfather and Washington State College and School of Needlework in Lon- needs and exploring alterna- Seatt le mother, Mr. and Mrs.

Teague attended Gonzaga don; Jacqueline Enthoven of tives and resources available 0 1101 Potato Apple Salad Charles Baker, reside in loll- University and Spokane Falls Santa Barbara, Elsa to them. Each woman will be Mrs. Yarbrough day, and his father, Community College. Both are Williams of Massachusetts, encouraged to set goals which 4 Puyallup Warren Teague, resides at employed in Spokane. Eleanor Van Be Water of are right for her and map out Ap eeseca ple Chke Betty WASHINGTON STATE APPLES Vancouver, and plans for moving toward 1 Virginia Morrison, Phalice Ayres of Spokane.

achievement of those goals. Karl Peters to Wed 4,...,. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne E.

Mor- Church will be the setting for il rison, N14405 Shady Slope their wedding on Aug. 27. The Road, have announced the Rev. Jack D. Wood will A engagement and forthcoming officiate at the 2 p.m.

rite. 1,, marriage of their daughter, Miss Morrison was s' 1 Virginia and Karl F. graduated from Mead Senior onnechslille ell Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. High School.

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