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Ford Presidential Library Potential of Women ' THE HOLTON-ARMS SCHOOL 7303 RIVER ROAD BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20034 JANUARY 15, 1975 . ' The Potential of Women Yc£ec/ak o/ ~en/3 8:30 A.M. .. KEYNOTE SPEAKER M. ELIZABETH TIDBALL, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology George Washington University Washington, D. C. The purpose of the Potential of Women Day is to give the students of Holton-Arms School the opportunity to MORNING PROGRAM: CAREERS become more aware of the career possibilities open to 9:45 A.M. TO 10:45 A.M. - FIRST SESSION them and to gain a better understanding of matters that 11:00 A.M. TO 12:00 A.M. - SECOND SESSION are of special concern to women. The Day was planned bv interested students with the help and support of the Faculty and Administration. LUNCH IN THE DINING ROOM 12:00 GUESTS, FACULTY AND SENIORS 12:20 JUNIORS 12:40 SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN AFTERNOON PROGRAM: CONCERNS 1:00 P.M. TO 2:00 P.M. FIRST SESSION 2: 15 P.M. TO 3: 15 P.M. SECOND SESSION RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM RECEPTION ROOM Ms. Marion Tatem Morning Program Associate Manager Regency Room, Saks Fifth Avenue Mrs. Marjorie S. Windt Director of Advertising and Public Relations, Garfinckel's GOVERNMENT - Room 308 The Honorable Idamae Garrott ARCHITECTURE - Room 301 Former President League of lVomen Voters, Montgomery County; Ms. Lelia E. Imas Former Member Montgomery County Cotmcil Architect The Honorable Carol Laise Mrs. Jonathan Lusher Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Department of State Administrative Assistant, Commission of Fine Arts Ms. Barbara P. Rosing . Mrs. Chloethiel Woodward Smith Legislative Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency .. Architect JOURNALISM - Room 311 ARTS - Room 303 Ms. Myra Barrer . Mrs. Arline Benswagner Publisher of Women Today; P11bltsher and Editor of Women's Art Consultant and Gallery Director Organizations and Leaders 197 3 Directory Mrs. Fran Chapman Ms. Ruth Leon Artist Director, Cultural Programs, WET A TV Ms. Sara Masterson Mrs. Roberta Faul Artist Editor, Museum News Magazine Dr. Ruth Mondschein Staff Assistant for Special Project to the Assistant Secretary for Education LAW (PANEL I) - Room 309 Ms. Andrea S. Schmertz Ms. Catherine East Designer Executive Secretary, Citizens Advisory Council of Status of Women Ms. Ruth Van Cleve BUSINESS - Room 300 Lawyer, Federal Power CommiSJion Ms. Myrtle Brickman Mrs. Charles L. Gildon, Jr. Stockbroker Sergeant, Patrol Division, Metropolitan Police, Washington, D. C. Ms. Marion R. Gurfein Head of Circulation Department, American Chemical Society LAW (PANEL II) - Room 312 Ms. Rheta 1. Smallwood The Honorable Bess B. Lavine Real Estate Broker Juvenile Court Master for Prince Georges County Ms. Elizabeth Tennery EDUCATION - Room 305 Lawyer Dr. Dorothy A. Moore Mrs. Virginia G. Watkin Associate Profersor of Education, George Washington University Lawyer, Partner of Law Firm of Covington and Burling Ms. Irene Potts Adult Counselor, George Washington UnivtJrsity MEDICINE (PANEL I) - Room 202 Mrs. Nancy H. Taylor Ruth Alice Asbed, M.D., M.P.H. Mathematics and Science Teacher Director of the Division of Infant and Child Services of Ms. Sherry Lynne Stargel Montgomery County Elementary School Teacher Carol Schulman, M.D. Pediatrician FASHION Ar\TD MERCHANDIZING - Room 310 Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S. Mrs. Maxine Tanous Associate Dean and Professor of Denttstry, Howard University General Merchandizer, Rizik Brothers MEDICINE (PANEL II) - Room 204 Afternoon Program Mary Lou Barker, M.D. Anaesthetist ~/ZClJ/'/Zd­ Miss Virginia C. Davis Medical Student and President Elect, Student National Medical ALTERNATE LIFESTYLES (PANEL I) - Room 203 Association Ms. Patti Bissell Joan Gillespie, D.D.S. Certified Public Accountant, P.A. Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Georgetown University Ms. Barbara Kilby Mary B. Tierney, M.D. Administrator, Children's Hearing and Speech Center, Pediatrician Children's Hospital Dr. Harvey Kupferberg PSYCHOLOGY - Room 203 Pharmacologist, National Institutes of Health Ms. Janet Ament Ms. Carolyn Feinglass .. NOW Legislative Office, Treasurer of the Washington Area Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology Feminist Federal Credit Union Betty McElroy, M.D. Psychiatrist ;f Ms. Lora Elise Mackie Pre-Med Student, George Washing ton University; Volunteer, Martha Shuch Mednick, Ph.D. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Professor of Psychology, Howard University 1 Mona Shevlin, Ph.D. ALTERNATE LIFESTYLES (PANEL II) - Room 207 Psychologist Ms. Rene Carpenter Everywoman, WTOP SCIENCE - Room 205 Ms. Sonya Herman, R.N., M.S.N. Ms. Ruth B. Field Independent Nurse Practitioner; Divorce Counselor Ph.D. Candidate in Biochemistry, University of Maryland Ms. Charleen Murphy Dr. Elizabeth Freese Bicentennial Coordinator, U. S. Department of Justice; Member of Research Biologist Federal Women's Spea.kers Bureau, Washington, D. C. Dr. Natalia Meshkov Ms. Maureen Smith Physicist; Member of Executive Board, Association of Women in Lawyer; Ca-ordinator of Group Youth Home for Young People in Science Need of Supervision CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING GROUPS - Room 204 SOCIAL WORK- Room 314 Mr. Dan Capps Mrs. Dave Freeman Traffic Dispatcher; Member of the National Organization Legislative Associate, D. C. City Council for Women Ms. S. Richmond Ms. Peggy King Instructor in Psychiatry, Georgetown University Partner, Show-off Sales, Home Furnishings; lHember of the Ms. Elizabeth Zinner National Organization for Women Graduate Student for Master's Degree in Social Work Ms. Roberta White Consciousness Raising Coordinator, Executive Board, Montgomery County VETERINARY MEDICINE Room 207 Sandra Korn, D.V.M. EDUCATING YOUNG WOMEN - Room 202 Brenda Stewart, D.V.M. Ms. Andrea Kraus Art Teacher HEAL TH CARE - Room 309 Ms. Carolyn Glover Community Relations Director, Sigma Reproductive Center Ms. Mary Moulten, R.N. Head Nurse and Counselor, Sigma Reproductive Center Ms. Carol T. Reese Public Health Nutritionist WOMEN AND THE LA \V (PANEL III) - Room 312 Nina Vann Jeanes, M.D. Ms. Judith R. Larsen Obstetrician and Gynecologist Third Year Law Student, Georgetown University Ms. Beverly Pearson MINORI1Y WOMEN - Room 300 Attorney and Chairman, Board of Zoning Appeals, Afontgomery Ms. Jo Benoit County Black Feminist Ms. Mary Ann Largen Miss Virginia C. Davis National Task Force Coordinator on Rape, National Organization President Elect, Student National Medical Association for Women Ms. Joan R. Thompson Senior Program Officer, Women's Program Staff, U. S. Office of WOMEN IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT (PANEL I) Education Room 301 .. Ms. Julia Block SEX ROLE STEREOTYPES - Room 305 Legislative Assistant, Senator Percy's Office Dr. Jessie Bernard Ms. Carol Burris Visiting Fellow, National Institute of Education President, Women's Lobby, Washington, D. C. Dr. Jean Lipman-Blumen Ms. Judy Vandergrift Director of Research on 117 omen, National Institute of Education Instructor in Political Science, Montgomery College; Montgomery Ms. Allenna Leonard County Commission for Women Maryland State Co-ordinator, National Organization for Women WOMEN IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT (PANEL II) Room 303 WOMEN'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS - Room 308 Ms. Elizabeth Scull Martha Blaxall, Ph.D. Economist and Senior Professional Associate, Institute of Medicine, Member of Montgomery County Council National Academy of Sciences Ms. Holly Knox Director, Project on Equal Education Rights Ms. Jane Roberts Chapman Co-Director, Center for Women's Policy Studies, Washington, D. C. Ms. Doris Meissner Ms. Ana Mahoney Assi~tant Director, Offic.e of ~olicy and Planning, Department of Vice Presiaent, Washington Area Feminist Federal Credit Union l usttce; Former Executwe Director, National Women's Political Caucus, 1971-197 3 WOMEN AND THE LAW (PANEL I) Room 310 WOMEN IN RELIGION - Room 205 Ms. Elizabeth Cox National Organization for Women, Legislative 0 ffice Rev. Lee McGee Chaplain, American University Ms. Marsha Gardner Final Year Law Student, Georgetown University Rev. Joyce Smith Ms. Margaret Gates Minister, Ri1.1er Road Unitarian Church Co-Director, Center for Women's Policy Stttdies, Washington, D. C. Rev. Lee Wiesner Assistant Minister, St. Margaret'J Episcopal Church Ms. Rita Rosenkrantz Attorney WOMEN IN SPORTS - Room 314 WOMEN AND THE LAW (PANEL II) - Room 311 Ms. Pauline Betz Addie Ms. Deborah Drudge Former World !ennis Champion; Tennis Professional, Cabin John Counselor and Attorney-at-Law Indoor Recreation Center; Faculty iHember, Sidwell Friends School Ms. Peggy Anne Hansen Ms. Dorothy McKnight Program Director, YWCA Montgomery County Coordinator, Women's Athletics, Uni,versity of Maryland Ms. Jan Liebman Mrs. William Parks Coordinator on Reproduction and Population,