The first sorority to demand equal rights

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Originally Posted by oldu

Wait a minute! None of you has an exclusive license on the use of "equal rights." It has been used long before the meaning it has to many of you today. These women were fighting for the same rights the male students enjoyed. The examples I cited were among the most absurd for being placed on probation. The facts are that women were barely tolerated by some professors who thought they were wasting space. At many institutions they were not allowed in the student union, couldn't be a cheerleader or play in the band, and were subject to many other ridiculous requirements. Thanks to brave ladies like these, your life on campus was much more fulfilling. I did not indicate that these were the ONLY sorority women fighting a good cause. I thought the story interesting because it was the first widely publicized case -- and the first in which supposedly dainty sorority women stood up for their rights, and accomplished it because of a savvy sorority leader who was a feminist long before the term became popular.

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