Obama has been endorsed by 6 Women's Rights groups--

• National Organization for Women
• Business and Professional Women/USA
• National Association of Social Workers
• Feminist Majority Foundation
• National Congress of Black Women
• Women's Information Network.

By ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON -

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Women's rights groups endorsed Barack Obama for president Tuesday, asserting

the historic selection of a female Republican vice presidential candidate does not

make up for John McCain's lack of support on issues important to women.

"We don't think it's much to break a glass ceiling for one woman and leave millions

of women behind," said Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority

Foundation. Smeal was among leaders from six organizations that announced

their endorsement of the Democratic presidential nominee at a news conference.

Obama also won the support of the National Organization for Women, which said it has not endorsed a candidate for president since Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro shared the Democratic ticket in 1984. Ferraro was the first female major-party vice presidential candidate.

NOW backed New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the primaries. "We join with her in saying 'no,'" said NOW President Kim Gandy, referring to a line Clinton used at the Democratic convention last month. "No way, no how, no McCain."

Gandy criticized Republicans for changing their tone on sexism.

"I love it that Republicans have discovered sexism in the media," she said.

"Because they didn't see any of it when it was being directed at Hillary Clinton.

But once Sarah Palin got a dose of it, which we also pointed out, they were all

over it."