. ▁Both ▁con ferences ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁The ▁ 2 8 ▁women ▁who ▁became ▁found ers ▁in ▁June ▁were : ▁Ada ▁All ness , ▁Mary ▁Ev ely n ▁Ben bow , ▁Gene ▁Bo yer , ▁Sh ir ley ▁Ch ish ol m , ▁An alo y ce ▁Cla pp , ▁Kath ry n ▁F . ▁Cl aren bach , ▁Catherine ▁Con roy , ▁Caroline ▁Davis , ▁Mary ▁East wood , ▁Ed ith ▁Fin l ays on , ▁Betty ▁Fried an , ▁Dor othy ▁Ha ener , ▁Anna ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Hal st ead , ▁Lor ene ▁Harr ington , ▁A ile en ▁Hern ande z , ▁Mary ▁Lou ▁Hill , ▁Est her ▁Johnson , ▁Nancy ▁K na ak , ▁Min ▁Math es on , ▁Helen ▁Mor eland , ▁Paul i ▁Murray , ▁Ruth ▁Murray , ▁In ka ▁O ' H an ra han , ▁Paul ine ▁A . ▁Par ish , ▁E ve ▁Pur vis , ▁Ed na ▁Schw art z , ▁Mary - j ane ▁Ryan ▁S ny der , ▁G ret chen ▁S qu ires , ▁Betty ▁T alk ington ▁and ▁Caroline ▁W are . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁to ▁en force ▁Title ▁VII ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 ; ▁at ▁the ▁Third ▁National ▁Conference ▁of ▁State ▁Comm issions ▁on ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Women ▁they ▁were ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁issu ing ▁a ▁resolution ▁that ▁recommended