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mind it's just as bad to
make women copies of men
as to make men copies Of
women, and we certainly
won't tolerate that!" fin
ished this forceful female
with a flourish.
SENATOR MAURINE NEU-
BERGER, the one and only
Democratic feminine Sena-
tor, said If women consum-
erS "only knew the weight
they have. they could turn
things upside down, because
these members (of CongreSS)
are scared to death Of mail.
You almost think they take
the incoming mail of pros
and cons and weigh them"
Men control legislation
although there are more
women than men, because
men have told women for
years they shouldn't mess
around in politics.
But If women organized
and showed Congressman
that they are interested
in tax reforms and social
problems, for instance-they
could get anything done
they wanted"
She cited some things
women could change: Juve-
nile delinquency-"We have
had continuing appropri-
ations for a committee on
delinquency up here and
juvenile delinquency still
goes up";; the punitive tax
on hpStick - 'lipstick is a
necessity; and honest pack
aging and labelling of food
Stuffs which is now so mis-
leading "the buyer gets less
than the full value" for her
money.
It's the women, she pointed
out, who put over this bill
board control legislation.
They sent wires and came
down here and sat"
REPRESENTATIVE LEE"
SULLIVAN said, I'm most
cases when women get into
official positions they are
simply tolerated. Men always
ask women to do the de-
tails and work, and raise the
money, but they don't give
them the power to operate. !"
Believing that the worlds
ills begin in the home." Lee
said, IF women would take
a real interest and give more
thought to the individual
and family life, the problems
of the world would change.
There wouldn't be this greed
and aggression to take over
other countries"
But she is not in favor
Of women getting so politi-
cally minded that they for
get their homes. IF children
are raised properly, the rest
will take care of ITSELF"
AS an example Of feminine
effectiveness, a women's
group In st. Louis, the Con-
Sumers Federation, working
with her, the Food and Drug
Administration and tn e
Committee on Agriculture,
got a bill through that called
for the continued grading Of
lamb. Had 1t been discon-
tinued, beef would have been
next" They also got diseased
poultry off the market by
making poultry inspection
compulsory.
Mrs. Sullivan also pushed
a food additive bill through
that now prevents the use
Of harmful coloring or
preServatives. And if the
women of the country had
backed her, she could have
gotten the cosmetic bill
through that she introduced
for eight years, Now she has
an omnibus bill before the
House that would close all
loopholes in the Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act, to keep
the innocent consumer from
becoming a guinea pig.
But will the female sex
back a woman who's trying
to help them? It's doubtful.
WHEN REPRESENTATIVE
MARGUERITE URCH
said she didn't want this to
be a woman'S country, she
was against special privileges.
She thinks women should
face the same opportunities,
same responsibilities and
take the same inevitable
criticism, as men do in seek
ing advancement in a pro-
fesSion, business or a pro-
motion Of a new idea," and
that they are gradually max