In the summer of 1981, a group of Texas ladies banded together to form the Tarrant County Women’s Political Caucus (TCWPC). This local chapter became a member of the Texas Women’s Political Caucus, and subsequently the National Women’s Political Caucus. Officers were elected during a business meeting in early August, and included Katherine White as… Read more »
In 1978, proponents of equal rights for women were beginning to feel a little trapped. When the 27th amendment passed the Senate and House of Representatives in 1972, Congress placed a seven-year deadline on the ratification process–1979. In the first year, 22 of the required 38 states (including Texas) ratified the amendment. Hope dwindled, however,… Read more »
