Some leaders of the women’s movement pass a torch that was carried by foot from New York to Houston, Tex., for the November 1977 National Women’s Convention. Among the marchers, front, from left to right: tennis star Billie Jean King, in blue shirt and tan pants; former U.S. Congresswoman Bella Abzug, wearing her trademark hat; and feminist writer Betty Friedan, right, in red coat. (AP Photo/Greg Smith)