[Iowa-dx] Fwd: CAWP List of Candidates

[Larry K. Orr]

Bravo, Holly!  This will really give them something to think about.
With pride, Larry

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:00:03 -0500, hhart@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu said:
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> > From: Holly Hart <hollyhart@mac.com>
> > Date: September 29, 2006 10:46:43 PM CDT
> > To: walsh@rci.rutgers.edu
> > Subject: CAWP List of Candidates
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> > Dear Ms. Walsh:
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> > I am delighted to have discovered the Center for American Women in   
> > Politics, but disappointed that you exclude all candidates but   
> > those of the two major political parties.   This is especially   
> > ironic,  given that neither initiated women's suffrage in this   
> > country;  had CAWP been around in 1917, Alice Paul herself would   
> > not have made the list.
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> > Third parties' historical relevance in terms of their ultimate   
> > influence on policy should not be underestimated.  In particular,   
> > you should be aware that the Green Party of the U.S., unlike either   
> > of the two major parties, unequivocally continues to support   
> > reproductive choice, with an extensive platform on women's rights   
> > in terms of economic, reproductive and social equality.   <http://  
> > greens.org/gp-uswomen/WomensRightsPlank.htm>
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> > I invite you to review the Green Party National Women's Caucus list   
> > of Green Women Candidates and officeholders, and strongly encourage   
> > you to start o include Green and other third party women in your list.
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> > <http://greens.org/gp-uswomen/WomenCandidates.htm>
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> > Sincerely,
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> > Holly Hart
> > Secretary, Green Party of the U.S.
> > National Women's Caucus Delegate to teh Green National Committee
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  Larry K. Orr
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