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Show The Conservative Who Gave Women Their 1$ The word sex was added to women but not white women, thus giving them an employment advan- equal employment clause the 1964 Civil Rights Act a conservative Congressman who did not believe in civil rights for women. He was Rep. Howard W. Smith (D., Va.), chairman of the House Rules Committee and arch foe of civil rights. Smith was hoping his addition of equal rights for women would make the bill so radical that it would be voted down. When offering the amendment, he jocularly mentioned the imbalance in the population because of the nations 2,661,000 spinsters and bemoaned the fact that if all women could not get husbands, they should at least have jobs with equal pay. The Absentee General 11 Some conservatives concluded, however, that there was a good reason to include sex in the amendment: If it passed without the addition, the clause which prohibited color discrimination would protect black tage. (Other conservatives fought the amendment for the standard reasons: Women would be forced into the military, they said, families would disintegrate, problems would arise with alimony and child custody.) To Smiths astonishment, the amendment was approved. When the Civil Rights Act passed, it prohibited discrimination whether based on race, color, religion, national origin or sex by employers, labor unions and employment agencies . Smith, who didnt intend to, had helped to author one of the most radical civil rights amendments in U.S. history. Idea submitted by Carolyn Dudas, Girard, Pa. Gen. David E. Twiggs is the only U.S. military to be honored heroism in a battle in which he did not participate. On Sept. 20. 1846, Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor ordered his army to attack Monterrey in the war with Mexico. Twiggs was to lead his division to one end of town. His men marched out early the next morning, but Twiggs remained in camp. Apparently he had taken a strong laxative the night before. The invasion succeeded anyway, and Congress presented Twiggs with a jeweled sword and golden scabbard for "gallantry at Monterrey. Twiggs died in 1862, fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Idea submitted by Russell K. Brown. Fort Gordon, Ga. What city have you always wanted to visit? With Amtrak's All Aboard America fares you can travel to over 47S places, throughout the entire country. Just pick a point and go. Buy a ticket before May 31st and you can travel to any city in one region for only To any city in an adjoining region for just $225 or less. Or $175 or less, round-triYou then have up to 30 days to go from coast to coast for a mere $299 round-trip- . no return June 30th. With these speas as later than travel, long you complete your and no advance cial fares, theres you get one stopover each purchase necessary r. V'v r way. Seats are limited, so nows the time to get on board. - We want you to take advantage of these special fares, because we want you to experience one of the most modern, efficient and comfortable passenger rail systems in the world Amtrak. You see, we believe once youve ridden Amtrak, you'll keep on riding Amtrak. For more information, reservations and our convenient schedules, call your travel agent or Amtrak at p. , 800-USA-RAI- I |
