Over the course of this year, the centenary of William F. Buckley’s birth, we will republish an article by him weekly. This week’s column reflects on the price of feminism’s forcing the end of sex-exclusive institutions and privileges, and whether this will be a benefit or a curse for the sexes.
For those of you who do not live in New York City, let it be known that it is front-page news here that McSorley’s Ale House has opened its doors, and for the first time this century, to women patrons. The regular clientele are said to be disturbed by the change in the atmosphere (although it is not certain whether that change will endure). Because, on the day that the bill denying any public house the right to discriminate on account of sex became law, it was the Women’s Lib types who went to McSorley’s. And the Women’s Lib types, whether they are women or men, would change the atmosphere. There are not enough Women’s Lib types to stand guard forever at McSorley’s, so that the question is who will replace them?
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