</s>File #: - - 62-Ho-116395 Serial Scope: Bulkey 1120 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note) Casati NV 88321 Date: 2005 - - - - NW 88321 Docldl:32899544 Page 1

The Jeannette Rankin Brigade sponsored a nationwide demonstration in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 1968, with approximately 2,600 women marching six abreast on the West Sidewalk of Louisiana Avenue to Union Square at the foot of Capitol Hill.

A delegation of 15 women presented a petition to Representative John W. McCormack and Senator Michael J. Mansfield, demanding Congress resolve to end the war in Vietnam and immediately withdraw all American troops.

Sympathy demonstrations were held in various cities throughout the country, including Miami, Florida; Boston, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; St. Louis, Missouri; Portland, Oregon; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; and Los Angeles, California.

The Women's National Abortion Action Coalition (WONAAC) sponsored a demonstration on November 20, 1971, in Washington D.C., with approximately 15,000 women from various cities attending.

A bomb threat was made against the United States Capitol on November 20, 1971, at 12:20 p.m., claiming members of the "Women's Liberation March" would plant a bomb between 1500 hours and 1530 hours during a tour of the Capitol.

The Women's National Abortion Action Coalition (WONAAC) was founded in July 1971 as a result of a conference held at Columbia University, NYC, with the goal of forming a national movement to legalize abortion.

The organization has 36 affiliates throughout the US, with most states represented by an affiliate or coalition. The SWP and YSA have been accused of taking over and influencing WONAAC.

A meeting held at 706 Broadway, NYC, on June 27, 1972, saw female activists previously accused of red-baiting being forced to work with those individuals to strengthen WONAAC.

The Women's Bail Fund is a coalition of Third World and white women who are working together to establish communication with women inside the House of Detention, assist women who have been bailed out in meeting their needs, and provide legal resources.

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