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National Organization for Women

ORGANIZATION

Founded in 1966.

Official Website:
http://www.now.org/

Founding Date:
1966

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Tammy Baldwin
Politician
11-Feb-1962   US Senator from Wisconsin
Elayne Boosler
Comic
18-Aug-1952   Has had 7 cable comedy specials
Tammy Bruce
Radio Personality
19-Aug-1962   Right-wing radio pundit, columnist
Shirley Chisholm
Politician
30-Nov-1924 1-Jan-2005 First black woman elected to US House
Olympia Dukakis
Actor
20-Jun-1931   Tales of the City
Betty Friedan
Activist
4-Feb-1921 4-Feb-2006 Rights for women spokesperson
Kim Gandy
Activist
25-Jan-1954   President of NOW
Alcee Hastings
Politician
5-Sep-1936   Congressman, Florida 20th
Shere Hite
Author
2-Nov-1942   The Hite Report on sexuality
Patricia Ireland
Activist
19-Oct-1945   NOW president, 1991-2001
Rachel P. Maines
Scholar
8-Jul-1950   The Technology of Orgasm
Kate Millett
Activist
14-Sep-1934   Sexual Politics
Jerrold Nadler
Politician
13-Jun-1947   Congressman, New York 8th
Cristina Saralegui
TV Personality
29-Jan-1948   The Hispanic Oprah
Jan Schakowsky
Politician
26-May-1944   Congresswoman, Illinois 9th
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Politician
27-Sep-1966   Congresswoman, Florida 23rd
Eleanor Smeal
Activist
30-Jul-1939   Founder, Feminist Majority Foundation
Gloria Steinem
Activist
25-Mar-1934   Founder, Ms. Magazine
George Tiller
Doctor
8-Aug-1941 31-May-2009 Late-term abortionist
Mary Jean Crenshaw Tully
Activist
15-Dec-1925 27-Dec-2003 Feminism activist
Kim M. Wardlaw
Judge
2-Jul-1954   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Patricia J. Williams
Scholar
28-Aug-1951   The Alchemy of Race and Rights
Lynn Woolsey
Politician
3-Nov-1937   Congresswoman, California 6th
Molly Yard
Activist
6-Jul-1912 21-Sep-2005 President of NOW, 1987-91




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