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Fetruary 13, 1975 Morganville, Ks.

V'e, the women of the Priscilla L,lub of Morganville, Ks., KFV1C ,GFWC, havi~g voted upon Resolution #2, do hearby petition you to repeal House Concurrent Resolution 1155, and to withdraw Kansas ratification of the 27th Amendment to tr1ie "'onsti tution of the United States.

\'!.U!!-!~T~t D. C. 20510

-~ESOLUTION NO. 2

WHEREAS, the 92nd Congress of the Un~_ted States of America: ( 1972)

at its second session , in both iiouse ~ by a Cons titutional majority

of two-thirds thereof) adopted the following joint resolution as

an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be

valid to al l intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when

ratified by the legislatures of three - fo11rths of the several States

within seven years from the date of its sub11ission by the Coneress:

ARTICLE

11 Section L Equality of rights under tl1e law shall not be denied

or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

:. Sec. 2. The Congress shall h~we the power to enforce , by appro-­

priate legislation ) the provisions of this article.

11 sec. 3. 7hi8 amendment shall take effect two years after the

date of ratification, and

WHEREAS, The Equal Rights Amendment does not guarantee equal pay for

equal work, and ~ ·-· .... ·~~:. .... •~ .... -·-- -: :-.· .:.·-: . ~ :.: ~- ~

WHEREAS , T1:1e Equal Rir:hts Amendment does not r;uarantee that you

wil l not be drafted into the armed forces: and

WHEREAS, The Equal Rights Amendment does not guarantee that all pro-­

tecti ve la11s for 1Jonen wlll not be invalidated ., and

WEEREAS .• The Equal Rights Amendment does not guarantee thc.t it wil l

not abolish ;; seduction laws 3 statutory rape laws :,, laws proh:: bi t in'6

obscene language in the presence of women~ prostitution and al l laws

agaiust forcing women into prositution. ·

i·WW., THET-l.EFORE, BE IT RSSOLVED that the individual members of the

Kansas FeGeration of Women's Clubs be encouraged to correspond with

the legislator from t heir respe ctive districts expressine their per­

sonal views either approvine House Concurrent Resolution ' ll55 or

petitioning the Legislature to repeal House Concurrent Resolution

1155 and to withdraw Kansas' ratification of the 27th Amendment

to the Constitution of the United States.

Resolution CoITTilittee

Mrs. Gerald Buschow, Chairman

Mrs. Everly Harsh member

Mrs. J. Floyd Jenkins. member

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Sen. Robert Dole 2327 New Senate 0.B. Washington, D.C. 20510

February 27, 1975

Re: Equal Rights Amendment

Dear Sen. Dole:

I oppose the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) because:

1. Women will be equally subject to draft and combat duty.

2. Homosexuals will be able to marry, adopt children and teach in public schools.

3. Women will lose their preferential Social Security benefits.

4. It will finalize abortion on demand.

5. If a wife fails to provide half the living, her husband could use it as grounds for divorce.

6. It will do away with segregated living quarters in the military service, college campuses and prisons. It will eventually do away with separate restrooms in public places.

7. Religious groups can lose tax exempt status if they fail to hire women preachers, no matter what their religious beliefs on this may be.

The majority of both men and women do not want this law passed. If they do, it is because they don't know what it really involves. We do not want communism to take over our country with­out firing a shot.

Yours truly,

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Mrs. David M. Carney {/ . 1124 West Harry Wichita, Kansas 67213

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RE : Equal Rigts Amendment

Dear Sir:

I .have just read an article in regards to the above stated amendment .

If this amendment goes into effect , the women won ' t have any rights .

I don ' t want this amendment to be ratified . I want to remain different , special. I don ' t want to become Zike a man in the eyes of the government .

The minority of the women have spoken long enough .

Now it is the majority ' s turn to speak . I know very few women who want to have this amendment ratified .

I beg of you , please don ' t vote to have this amendment ratified.

Very truly yours

1(0091~ ~ ':k~.""1Jl Rosemary N. Schnabel

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I OPPOSE THE E. R. A. BECAUSE:

1. WOMEN WILL BE EQUALLY SUBJECT TO DRAFT AND COMBAT DUTY.

2., HOMOSUZALS WlLL BE ABLE TO JI.ARRI: ADOPT CHILDREN AND TEACH IN

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM3.

J. WOMAN WILL LOOSE THEIR PREFERENTIAL SOCIAL SECURIIl BENEFITS,

4IT WILL FINALIZE ABORTION ON DEMAND.

f 5. IF A WIFE FAUS TO PROUIDE HALF THE LIVING: HER HUSBAND COULD

USE IT AS GROUNDS FOR DIVORSE.

Honorable Bob Dole United States Senate Washington, DoCo 20510

Dear Senator Dole,

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Being unaware of t he ERA, until recently, even though it was ratified by the

Kansas State Legislature, I am even more appalled at the correspondence received

from state legislators by persons seeking to have this ratification rescinded.

Text of letters received: Thank you for your letter asking me to vote to rescind the ratification of

the Equal Rights Amendment which passed this legislature in 1972. The attorney general has ruled that it would be i llegal for the legislature

to rescind its vote of ratification, and therefore, the House Committee on Federal & State Affairs has killed the resolutiono

There can be no further action taken on this matter by this legislature, but I do appreciate having your views on_th~_proposed legislationo

As you know the ERA is very controversial and we can hear every kind of story on both sides of the issueo

However, the Kansas Legislature has acted on the matter and has adopted the Equal Rights Amendment for Women. Therefore, it is my opinion that no change will be made in this legislative session.-------

The following information was made available to me by: Glenda Schinnerer, Route 2, Scott City, Kansas--67871.

CAN A STATE REVOKE ITS RATIFICATION OF ERA? Absolutely! When 38 states ratify the ERA, it will become the 27th Amendment to the U.So Constitutiono At one time, 33 had ratified. Nebraska and Tennessee have rescinded their ratification. "Clearly a state can change its mind either way before the amendment is officially declared to be ratified 11 (Prof o Charles L. Black, Jr., of Yale University Law School, Congressional Record, May 8, 1973, p. s8522).

We, the people of Kansas, have been denied the same rights and privileges

that the people of Nebraska and Tennessee have been allowed to exercise. Can a

state attorney general 1 s opinion or ruling, legally, supersede and override the

Congressional Record?

It is imperative that we recieve federal assistance regarding this situation

as soon as possibleo Thank you for your time and ef fort.

Sincerely, r

(~)JU~%~ Mrs. Orville Warner

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February 26, 1975

Dear Mrs. Ford 1

I find your campaign work for the ERA vecy degrading, not only as a Lady but as THE

FIRST LADY. Any woman knows that Gods' plan was for the woman to be in subjection

to her husband and the man to rule his household. The BI:Blli is very clear on this,

How anyone can deny it is beyond me---as the First Lady you should be o~ reasonable

intelligence and thus realize that the BIBLE was the law before the consti tution was

enacted. Thus, I urge you to get a BIBLE and read 1 T1m. 2a 11-15; Proverbs 14t1;

Genesis 31161 and Eph. 5•22 & 33. There are many more scriptures on the subject of the

relationship of man and woman but I'i). sure you can find a concordance and refer to these

yourself,

As a wife and mother I urge you to reconsider your stand on the ERA. We cannot be the

cause of the downfall of our nation--Mhere oh where will the foundation of the home come

from if we, as women, try and usurp authority over man, we cannot and must not provoke

the wrath of GOD.

I am a 28 yee:r old farm wife, we fa.m 1600 acrea of irrigated cropland, and we have 2

fine healthy boys-ages 2 and 4 years. I cona1der myself an active wife and mother. I

have worked outside the home during our m.a.rriage (sometimes driving over 60 miles a day).

I am a Sunday School teacher, A Finney County, Kansas Fa.rm Bureau Queen, Co-chairman of

the Finney County Young Farmers and Ranchers, and am in the procese of getting my private

pilots licence, I am by no means a sit at home housewife-BUT, I am in subjection to my

husband, I love him and do not want his a.uthorlty---I J2.Q want his love and respect. ~4he)'J As a matter of fa.ct I want the ove and respect from every man I meet (not admiration

nor lust-but respect), not equal treatment -- NEVERl

Please do not convince our Congressmen ( Federal or State) th:ru the influence of your position

that we as women want equality - - because we do not. If you are not convinced contact those

who pushed for the ERA 1n the State of Maryland. Find out the reaction to the chain of laws

being enacted for their benefit (?). I urge you to consider 1 t from our view point NOT from

the view point of a few women hungry for authority and recognition in a mans' world.

This pa.st summer we actively campaigned and contributed financially to the Republican Party­

including Senator Bob Doles' bid for re-election, thus we ere not 1na.etive citizens griping­

we are working for what we believe and working hard,

We urge you to study and reconsider the ERA from a. 0 I WANT TO BE A WOMAN NOT A MS" point of

view and reconsider the ERA before it's too late,

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Sincerely,

Verna D. Koehn

Sublette, Kansas 67877