Signing Ceremony Establishing a National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year

President Gerald R. Ford signed Executive Order 11832, Establishing a National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year (IWY) in the Cabinet Room on January 9, 1975. Others attending the signing ceremony included First Lady Betty Ford, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, and IWY coordinators from several government departments. Read the text of President Ford's remarks: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/lib... White House Press Release - Fact Sheet on International Women's Year 1975: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/lib... Excerpt from Naval Photographic Center Film 1211-228-75. Works created by government employees as part of their official duties are considered to be in the public domain.