Hi fellow Lactnetters,

 Following is a post I received today from a Doula/childbirth/midwife list
 it seemed too good an opportunity to
 pass up, so I'm passing it on to you in the hopes that we may be able to get
 some of our concerns, wishes, hopes, fears,and voices heard by someone who
may be
 in a position to do something about them.

 I apologize if this seems like a waste of bandwidth to some of you.  However,
 this may be a good chance for us to make ourselves heard by the United states
 government as lactation professionals. If you will pass this info
 along to any other women's lists you have access to -- maybe this is the
way we can
 actually be heard.
  Do you think Bill was a breastfeeding Dad??

  Ruth Callahan



>***************forwarded message*********************
>From: Jeff Dominitz
>To: Angela Lawson; Cathy Liebowitz; Colleen Sullivan; Dorothy Kempter; Gema
>Ricart-Moes; Heather Hewett; Martha Hill
>Subject: FW: White House Women's Initiative
>Date: Thursday, February 22, 1996 12:06PM
>
>Hey gang,
>
>I have a friend (Lydia Bickford) who is a Clinton appointee, and she asked
>me for help on a project.  It's described below in more detail, but it's
>basically an effort by the White House to collect information on the
>views/concerns/opinions/etc.. of women across the country, be they Democrats,
>Republicans, or whatever.
>
>Lydia is leading the effort to collect this information via internet, as
>opposed to using focus groups in assorted locations.  Would you be willing
>to sign up, to at least find out what it's about?  All it requires at this
>point would be sending her your name and e-mail address.
>Her address is:  [log in to unmask]
>
>Also, would you consider passing this request on to friends who might be
>interested?
>
>Thanks a lot.  Let me know if you have any questions.
>Jeff
>
> ----------
>From: Lydia Bickford
>Subject: White House Women's Initiative
>Date: Friday, February 16, 1996 1:41PM
>
>     Jeff-The Clinton people have put together a women's
>     office.  They have asked women political appointees to
>     gather information on women's concerns, anger, good
>     stuff, etc.  They asked women political appointees who
>     were going back to their home bases for the holidays to
>     host an 'At the Table" event.  The appointees were to
>     gather 10 or so women and have a discussion of what's
>     on women's minds.  Then, the appointees were to write
>     up a report and give it to the Women's Office.  They,
>     in turn, report to President Clinton.  Since I was not
>     going back to Madison and am known as Ms. High Tech,
>     I said I wanted to get in touch with my people and
>     conduct At the Tables via internet.  So, here we are.
>     In a weak moment, I said to Betsy Myers (head of the
>     office, Dee Dee's sister) that my goal was to contact
>     a thousand women in the next few months, so I'm really
>     going to need your help.  If you could talk with your
>     friends in sociology, econ., wherever.
>        Address is [log in to unmask]  If they can
>     contact me, I'll send them anexplanation and off we'll
>     go.
>       Keep in touch, let me know what's up
>     please.  lydia
>
>
>
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