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The Influential Gatherings in Houston 40+ Years Ago

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courtesy: Bloomsbury Publishing

In 1977, the National Women's Conference in Houston and a competing event in the same city set the stage for what became a deep divide between the country's political parties. Marjorie J. Spruill writes about those events, and their legacies, in her book, Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.