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The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [5] It is the largest feminist organization in the United States with around 500,000 members. [6]
In June 1966, Haener was one of 28 women who created the National Organization of Women. [14] While Haener and UAW initially supported NOW, UAW had to stop supporting the National Organization of Women after NOW declared support for the UAW-opposed Equal Rights Amendment in their second meeting [15] in 1968. [16]
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Michot Ceballos (born September 8, 1925) is an American feminist and activist.Ceballos is the former president of New York Chapter of the National Organization for Women and founder of the Veteran Feminists of America organization which documents the history of Second wave feminism and pioneer feminists.
Patricia Ireland (born October 19, 1945) is an American administrator and feminist. She served as president of the National Organization for Women from 1991 to 2001 and published an autobiography, What Women Want , in 1996.
Aileen Hernandez (née Clarke; May 23, 1926 – February 13, 2017) was an African-American union organizer, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist. She served as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) between 1970 and 1971, and was the first woman to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Mary Alexander "Molly" Yard (July 6, 1912 – September 21, 2005) [1] was an American feminist and social activist who served as the eighth president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1987 to 1991 and was a link between first and second-wave feminism.
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