The text is a letter from Ruth G. Newman to Mrs. Helen G. Douglas, inviting her to join a symposium on the identity crisis in aging women. The symposium will be held at the Annual Psychiatric Conference in San Francisco in April 1974. Ruth mentions the importance of the topic politically, psychologically, and culturally and lists the other participants in the workshop. She urges Helen to join and discuss the political aspects of aging women. Ruth also provides information about the organization hosting the meeting and mentions her own candidacy for Vice President. Helen responds that she is unable to attend due to responsibilities.