PAPER: Sen. Kennedy was member of all-male club
Wed Jan 11 2006 22:40:10 ET
Conservative activists are eager to point out that Sen Ted Kennedy
was on shaky ground accusing the Judge Alito of associating with people opposed
to the inclusion of women in private institutions, the WASHINGTON TIMES is fronting on Thursday.
The eight-term senator belonged to an all-male social club -- the Owl -- at
Harvard University. The Owl refused to admit women until it was forced to do
so during the 1980s, according to records kept by the HARVARD CRIMSON, the
student newspaper.
A Kennedy spokeswoman said it was an entirely different matter.
"No one can question Senator Kennedy's commitment to equality, justice and
civil rights," said Laura Capps. "What he was part of was a social club, not
a radical group pushing a radical agenda."
Anyway, she said, even though women were admitted to the university during
Mr. Kennedy's tenure, they weren't fully integrated to the campus until much
later.
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