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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file, please contact us at NCJRS.gov. ----------- -----------_.... _------------ .. .. W-17 \(J :(Q)MM~SS~ON :~VANCE OF QO ~fo\l WOMEN~S YEAR c--- r- ~, T I I ~ Members, National Commissicn on the Ob$ervanee of Intematioll1al Woman's Year, 1977 Bella S. Abzug, of New York, New York Presiding Officer, National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year Attorney and Former U.S. Congresswoman (D-N.Y.) Founder and Former Chair, National Women's Political Caucus Congressional Advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the UN World Conference on IWY in Mexico City, July 1975 RurhJ. Abram, of New York, New York Corellll Scott King, 0/ Atlanta, Georgia Executive Director, Women's Action Alliance. Civil Rights Worker; Founder, Ma.rtin Luther King, Jr., Memor ial Center, Atlanta. Maya Angelou, of Sonoma, CaJlfomlti Poet; Actress; PlaYWright; Author. Mary Anne KrupSllfc, of Canajoharie, New York Lieutenant Governor, State of New York. EliUlbeth AtMFU/$!lkoll, of Fl. Lauderdale, FloridiI Practicing Attorney; Former Presiding Officer, IWY Commis Margaret J. Mealey, 0/ Washington, D.C. sion, 1976. Executive Director, National Council of Catholic Women; Former Member, Citizen's Advisory Council on the Status Berty Blanton. of Nashville, Tennessee of Women. First Lady of Tennessee. Jean O'Leary. 0/ New York, New York Cecillo Predl1do Burciaga, of Palo Alto. California Co-Executive Director, National Gay Task Force; Member, Assistant to the President, Standord University. Regional Advisory Committee to the New York State Human Liz Corpenter, ofAU:ltin. Texa:: Rights Division. Co-Chair, ERAmerica, Writer, Consultant at L.B.J. Library. Mildred E. Peninger, of Dobbs Ferry, New York John Mack Carter, of New York. ~'ew York UN Representative of National Board, Young Women's Chris· Editor·in-Chief, Good Housekeepl • Magazine. tian Association of the U.S.A.; Organizing Chair of the non governmental Tribune of the UN World Conference on IWY in Sey Chassler. of New York. New York Mexico City, July 1975. Editor·in-Chief. Redbook Magazine. Connie Plunkett, Carrollton, Georgia Ruth C. Clusen. of Green &y, Wisconsin 0/ Hember, Affirmative Action CC'mmittee of t~e Democratic President, National League of Women Voters. National Committee; Former City Councilwoman, Carrollton; Audrey Rowe Colom. of Washington. D.C. Deputy Campaign Director, Campaign Staff, Carter·Mondale Former Chair, National Women's Political Ca"::us; Director of Campaign. Women's Activities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Ersa Poston, 0/ Washington, D.C. Jane Culbreth. of Leeds, Alabama Member U.S. Civil Service Commission; Former Commissioner Immediate Past President (1976-77), National Federation of and Past President, New York Civil Service Commission. Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; Corporate Offi· Claire Randal/, of New York,New York cer, Moss-Thornton Company. General Secretary, National Council of Churches of Christ in Harry T. Edwards, of Ann Arbor. Michigan the U.S.A. Professor of Law, University of Mithigan Law School. Alic~ S. Rossi, of Amherst. Massachusetts Rita Elway, of Seattle. JtllJihington Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts; Chair, Communications Researchers; Founder, Asian Pacific Women's Board of Directors, Social Science Research Council, New York. Caucus; Board Member, Japanese American Citizen's League. Gloria Scott, of Houston. TeXll!J Beverly Everett. of New Sharon. Iowa National President, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.; Professor of Iowa State President, American Association of University Women. Higher Education. Texas Southern University; Member, Board of Directors, National Urban Lr.ague. Betty Ford, of Palm Springs. California FmJ.ler ;'irst Ltc:: y' the Uni~ed States. Elearor Smeal ofPitlsl>W'!;h, Pennryillanla PreSident, National Organization for Women; Homemaker. Bernice S. Frieder. of Lakewood, Ohio Former National Oflicer, National Council of Jewish Women. Jean Stapleton, of Los Angeles, California Actress. two-time Emmy-winner for "All in the Family." Martha Griffiths, of Romeo, Michigan Member. Griffiths and Griffiths Law Firm; Member of Congress Gloria Sreinem, of New York. New York (D·M!), 1955·1975. Editor, MS Magazine; Chair of t.~e Board, Women's Action Dorothy Haener, of Detroit. Michigan Alliance. International Representative, Women's Department, United Ethel Taylor, of Bala.Cynwyd, Pemuy11lOnia Auto Workers; Board Member, National Committee on House National Coordinator, Women Strike for Peace. hold Employmt:nt. Carmen Delgado Votaw, of Bethesda, MarylamJ Rhea Mojical1ommer, of Chicago. Illinois U.S. Delegate to the Inter American Commission on Women of Businesswoman; Journalist·Newspaper Publisher of EI-Charin; the OAS. President, National Conference of Puerto Rican Consultant, Latino Unlimited; Advisory Board, National Women's Women. Political Caucus. Gerridee Jtlheeler, 0/ BirmtIrk. North Dakof4 LaDonna Harris. of Albuquerque. Nf!w Mexico Member, Republican National Committee; Past President, Na· President, Americans for Indian Opportunity; Member, Common tional Association for Mental Health. Cause. • Addie Wyatt. of Chicago,llIinois Lenore Hershey, of New York, New York Vice President, Coalition of Labor Union Women; Vice Presi Editor-in-Chief, Ladies' Home Journal. dent, Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen of North Koryne Horbal, of Minneapolis. Minnesota America; Citizens fot Day Care, Illinois. U.S. Representative tt the Un.ited Nations Commission on the Status of Women; Chair, Women's Caucus. D~mocratic National Committee. Mildred Jeffrey, of Detroit. Michigan Chair, National Womt:n's Political Caucus; Board Member, Members of Congr~: Consumer Federation of America; Founder, Coalition of Labor Senator Birch Bayh, from Indiana. Union Women. Senator Charles Percy, from Illinois. JeJralyn Johnson. of Arlington. Virginia Management Consultant; Former Ass('ci:lte Director, Dean and Representative Margaret Heckler, from Massachusetts. I Senior Professor, Federal Executive Institute. Representative Elizabeth Holtzman. from New York. 1 J NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR Department of State, Room 1004 Washington, D.C. 20520 WORKSHOP GUIDELINE ON **************** * HIFE ABUSE * * * **************** The purpose of this guideline is to assist you in set ting up a workshop on wife abuse. We have tried to pro vide as much factual information as possible upon which you may draw. Included is a fact sheet containing national data on the subject which is suitable for dupli cation and distribution to workshop participants. The fact sheet outlines what is presently known about the problem of wife abuse.* Appended to the fact sheet are separate lists of re sources organized under the headings Refuges, Speakers, Films, and Publications. These resources may comple ment or substitute for local experts and material on wife abuse. When setting up a workshop, keep in mind the follow ing: GOALS: 1) to acquaint participants with the problems of abused women; 2) to review pertinent State law and current and past efforts to revise t:.he law on abuse; 3) to present the facts about organizational acti vity in major population centers aimed at ad dressing the problem of wife abuse: e.g., the existence of coalitions, study groups, task forces, refuges, etc.; *The State Coordinating Committee may put its heading at the top of page one of the fact sheet-, or the heading of the National Commission may be used. Additional State-related material may be added to the fact sheet prior to its dis'cri bution. ------------------------- ...............-.- -2- 4) to present information about how to set up a refuge; 5) to arrive at specific, action-oriented rec ommendations for easing the plight of abused women. Goal #1 could be met in a variety of ways: presentations could be made by an abused woman who has obtained a di vorce; or a member of a study group, a State lawyer specializing in domestic relations, a social worker who has dealt with family violence; a person who has worked in a refuge; a policeman who has answered calls from abused women; or a representative of the district attorney's office could be asked to speak. In each case, the person making the presentation should be asked ahead of time to have available 13pecific infor mation. For example, a police officer misrht be asked for data on the number of calls received each year on domestic violence, the number of deaths resulting f:rom domestic violence each year (by sex of victim); thE! number of arrests made for domestic assault, what written or oral instructions the police receive for handling cases of spouse abuse; what assistance is offered 1:0 the victim, etc. A panel discussion could be organized. Or, a film could be shown. In addition to 10CLl resources, such as a lawyer or police officer from your State, an out of State speaker could be selected from the list provided here. Without doubt, many of the workshop part:icipants will be very knowledgable about this topic and will contri bute factual information about wife abuse. In many cases, panel members will serve as resources whose expertise will complement the discussion among work shop participants. Goal #2 could be achieved by means of a presentation from an experienced and knowledgable lawyer from your State who is active on behalf of abused women. Or, a member of an organization which is lobbying for change (such as a local chapter of the National Organization for Women) could be invited to speak. Or, a handout con'taining information on the State law could be given to workshop participants. Perhaps the State Commission 1 j ..~._4 -3- on the Status of Women would prepare a brief review of pertinent State and case law. Goal #3 could be fulfilled by soliciting information from the status of Women Commission, the office of mayors and city managers, the police department of major metro politan areas, the city or district attorney's office; the YWCA, local chapter of NOW, or the Legal Aid Society. If there is a major university with a law school, the Dean of the law school may know of student activities on behalf of abused women.