|  | Your 
                                                  request is quite specific--"professional 
                                                  women who are discriminated 
                                                  against by state licensing boards 
                                                  because they had/have children"--and 
                                                  I can't think of one organization 
                                                  that deals with this specific 
                                                  issue. However, it is an issue 
                                                  of gender discrimination--and 
                                                  that is something that is handled 
                                                  by a few organizations--namely 
                                                  9to5: 
                                                  The National Association for 
                                                  Working Women and the Equal 
                                                  Employment Opportunity Commission. 
                                                  Also, you might want to research 
                                                  the group that original fought 
                                                  for legislation that made it 
                                                  illegal for employers to fire 
                                                  or demote pregnant women. 9to5 
                                                  may have been responsible for 
                                                  that legislation, but it also 
                                                  could have been the National 
                                                  Organization for Women's Legal 
                                                  Defense and Education Fund. 
                                                  They should be able to help 
                                                  you with more information on 
                                                  the rights ot pregnant women. 
                                                  Amy
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