Mary Daly, Ph.D. and S.T.D., is an associate professor of theology at Boston College and the author of The Church and the Second Sex (1968). In the spring of 1969, she was refused promotion and tenure and given a terminal contract; however, after a student protest she was given promotion and tenure. She is an active lecturer and leader in women's liberation activities, both on the campus of Boston College and nationally as a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW). This interview originally appeared in the May 14, 1971 issue of American Report, 637 w. 125th St., New York, New York 10027. It was edited by L. I. Stell and is published here with permission.
Should We Stay or Should We Go? Local and National Factionalism in the National Organization for Women