▁efforts . ▁ ▁Betty ▁Fried an ▁and ▁Paul i ▁Murray ▁wrote ▁N OW ' s ▁Stat ement ▁of ▁Pur pose ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ; ▁the ▁original ▁was ▁scri b bled ▁on ▁a ▁nap kin ▁by ▁Fried an . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Mar guer ite ▁Raw alt ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁N OW , ▁and ▁acted ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁legal ▁coun sel . ▁N OW ' s ▁first ▁Leg al ▁Committee ▁consisted ▁of ▁Catherine ▁East , ▁Mary ▁East wood , ▁Ph ine as ▁Ind ritz , ▁and ▁Car uth ers ▁Ber ger ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁sue ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁air line ▁flight ▁attend ants ▁claim ing ▁sex ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁N OW ▁issued ▁a ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁adopted ▁at ▁their ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁national ▁conference , ▁advoc ating ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment , ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁prohib itions ▁against ▁sex ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁employ ment ▁under ▁Title ▁VII ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁mat ern ity ▁leave ▁rights ▁in ▁employ ment ▁and ▁in ▁Social ▁Security ▁benefits , ▁tax ▁dedu ction ▁for ▁home ▁and ▁child ▁care ▁exp enses ▁for ▁working ▁parents , ▁child ▁day ▁care ▁cent ers , ▁equal ▁and ▁non - gender - se greg ated ▁education , ▁equal ▁job ▁training ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁allow ances ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁pover ty , ▁and