ORGANIZATION

Founded in 1966.

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

Founding Date:
1966

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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