"Women voters made the difference in 1992 -- the so-called Year of the Woman -- when we tripled the number of women senators.  Women voters must also make the difference in 1998 when we send these senators back to Washington, and send them reinforcements," said NOW President Patricia Ireland.
 

 WHO: Patricia Ireland and women leaders, including:
   Ellie Smeal, Feminist Leader
   Rev. Willie Barrow, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
   Teresa Polk-Henderson, CLUW
   Linda Olson, Illinois NOW
   Chris Mather, Illinois NARAL
   Maria D'Amezcua, LULAC
   Lorna Brett, Chicago NOW
   Bonnie Grabenhofer, DuPage NOW
   Dorothy Brown, Greater Chicago NWPC
   Laura Vazquez, Chicago AAUW

 WHERE: Chicago NOW
   30 E.  Adams, Suite 401 (between Wabash & State)

 WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 10:00 am
 WHAT: Kick-off of Women's Votes Count Campaign in Illinois
 

This historic kick-off is part of NOW PACs Victory 2000 campaign -- a project to elect 2000 feminists across the nation by the end of the year 2000.

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