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Freddie Groomes-McLendon and Alpha Kappa Alpha Freddie Groomes-McLendon and Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Commission on the Status of Women and the ERA Commission on the Status of Women and the ERA
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The Year of Women’s Conferences: 1977 The Year of Women’s Conferences: 1977
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5 “I hope we won’t turn our backs on the masses of women in Florida”: Dr. Freddie Groomes-McLendon, the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, and the Struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment
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Published:November 2022
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This chapter discusses Dr. Freddie Groomes-McLendon’s advocacy for underrepresented communities in Florida and her leadership role in Governor Reubin Askew’s Commission on the Status of Women, which made her a leading champion in the state’s struggle over the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s. Focusing on Groomes-McLendon’s work, this chapter also showcases how pro- and anti-ERA women’s organizations saw the participation in the 1977 Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas, as a crucial stepping stone for their respective goals. In addition, the chapter highlights the critical importance of Black women’s organizing, particularly as it relates to Black sororities. It was due to Groomes-McLendon’s membership and her leadership role in Alpha Kappa Alpha, the oldest black sorority in the country, that she was able to attend the 1977 conference.
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