After the National Women's Hall of Fame inducted actor Jane Fonda, the town that hosts the hall is considering pulling funding.
The hall of fame was established in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York, where the first American women's rights convention was held in 1848.In a draft resolution, Seneca Falls town supervisor Greg Lazzaro decried Fonda's 1972 visit to North Vietnam, during which she posed atop a Viet Cong anti-aircraft weapon, saying it was"derisive" and"universally condemned." He proposed ending the town's partnership with the organization out of respect for veterans.
Nancy Pelosi have caused controversy, but Bennett said the board did not anticipate this response from the community."We have been talking to town council members and many in the town and the town council are very supportive of the work we do," said Bennett, who will speak at the meeting on Tuesday. For his part, Lazzaro clarified that the issue at hand is"not about women's rights.
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