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read the passage. then answer the questions that follow.
betty friedan was a strong believer in the rights of women. in 1970, judge g. harold carswell had been proposed for the u.s. supreme court. congress was hearing her testimony, or statements, about the nomination. on january 29, 1970, friedan gave her testimony. the following is part of what friedan said before congress.
excerpt from the testimony of betty friedan
1 i am betty friedan and i am a writer. i wrote a book called the feminine mystique, and i am here to testify before this committee to oppose judge carswells appointment as supreme court justice on the basis of his proven insensitivity to the problems of 51 percent of u.s. citizens who are women, and especially his explicit discrimination in a circuit court decision in 1969 against working mothers.
2 i speak in my capacity as national president of the national organization for women (now), which has led the exploding new movement in this country for full equality for women in truly equal partnership with men, and which was organized in 1966 to take action to break through discrimination against women in employment, in education, in government, and in all fields of american life.
3 on october 13, 1969, . . . judge carswell was party to a most unusual judiciary action which would permit employers in defiance of the law of the land. . . to refuse to hire women who have children.
4 the case involved mrs. ida phillips, who was refused employment by a corporation as an aircraft assembler trainee, because she has preschool age children, although the company said it would hire a man with preschool age children.
5 this case was considered a clear-cut violation of the law which forbids job discrimination on grounds of sex as well as race. the equal employment opportunity commission . . . filed an amicus brief on behalf of mrs. phillips. an earlier opinion of the fifth circuit . . . upholding the company was considered by judge john brown which such a clear violation of the civil rights act that he vacated the opinion and asked to convene² the full court to consider the case.
6 judge carswell voted to deny a rehearing of the case, an action which, in effect, would permit employers in the united states today to fire 4 million working mothers who have children under 6. these mothers comprise 38 percent of the nearly 11 million mothers in the labor force today.
7 judge carswell said yesterday in answer to a senators question--i was here in the room--that he understood full well--it was not a pro forma matter³--that he understood full well the effect of his ruling here.
8 now, in his dissent with which judge carswell with others claimed no sex discrimination was involved, chief judge brown said:
the case is simple. a woman with preschool children may not be employed; a man with preschool children may. the distinguishing factor seems to be motherhood versus fatherhood. the question then arises: is this sex-related? to the simple query, the answer is just as simple: nobody--and this includes judges.---has yet seen a male mother. a mother, to oversimplify the simplest biology, must then be a woman.
9 it is the fact of a person being a mother--i.e., a woman--not the age of the children, which denies employment opportunity to a woman which is open to men.
read the phrases from the passage below. drag one phrase to each box to match the authors intention listed on the left.
explaining a purpose
displaying authority
expressing an opinion
i am here to testify before this committee to oppose judge carswells appointment as supreme court justice. . . (paragraph 1)
i speak in my capacity as national president of the national organization for women (now). . . (paragraph 2)
the case involved mrs. ida phillips, who was refused employment by a corporation as an aircraft assembler trainee. . . (paragraph 4)
this case was considered a clear-cut violation of the law which forbids job discrimination on grounds of sex. . . (paragraph 5)
it is important for this committee to understand the dangerous insensitivity of judge carswell to sex discrimination. . . (paragraph 10)
Step1: Match phrase to "Explaining a purpose"
Identify the phrase that states a goal.
Phrase: "It is important for this committee to understand the dangerous insensitivity of Judge Carswell to sex discrimination. . . ." (paragraph 10)
Step2: Match phrase to "Displaying authority"
Identify the phrase that establishes speaker credibility.
Phrase: "I speak in my capacity as national president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). . ." (paragraph 2)
Step3: Match phrase to "Expressing an opinion"
Identify the phrase that states a clear stance.
Phrase: ". . . I am here to testify before this committee to oppose Judge Carswell's appointment as Supreme Court Justice. . ." (paragraph 1)
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| Category | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Displaying authority | "I speak in my capacity as national president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). . ." (paragraph 2) |
| Expressing an opinion | ". . . I am here to testify before this committee to oppose Judge Carswell's appointment as Supreme Court Justice. . ." (paragraph 1) |