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tell my story to gloria steinem. at the time, i was teaching at rutgers.he state university of new jersey. someone read this letter and she said, that is wrong. isn't it? he don't you suggest that contact the american civil used liberties union. that is how we started this case in the district court. it was not a question of putting on evidence. the facts undisputed. arguing the point that this law, which was described as beneficial to women, that all such laws, the root of the discrimination is against the women. but he paid social security taxes just like the rest of us. they did not gain for family the same protection as the family of a male wage earner. the discrimination begins with the woman and then the man because he is the role of parent rather than breadwinner. does not get the benefits. there was a unanimous judgment of the supreme court in that case. and by the way, we got it from the district course to the supreme court before he reached his third birthday. that is record speed. for federal litigation. anyway, the court reached a unanimous jud