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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 ]
A New York State delegate to the 1977 Houston National Women's Conference and 1980 White House Conference on Families, [1] Connell has chiefly held elective offices in the National Organization for Women (NOW) founding chapter in New York City, NOW-NYC, from 1973–2009.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded by conference attendees in October 1966, the first new feminist organization of the "second wave" of feminism. A former EEOC commissioner, Richard Graham , was on NOW's first board as a vice president.
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.
July 27–30: The First National Conference of the Colored Women of America is held at Berkeley Hall in Boston. [20] [21] 1896. November 15–19: First National Jewish Women's Congress is held in Tuxedo Hall in New York City. [22] 1897. January: NAWSA holds their 29th annual convention in Des Moines, Iowa. [23] 1898
Women's issues would remain a dominant political issue for the Democratic Party. At its 1980 national convention, the plank around the Equal Rights Amendment was subject to fierce debate between feminists, organized by the National Organization for Women and the National Women's Political Caucus, and the Carter administration. [26]
The National Organization for Women (NOW), was founded to fit that need. Clarenbach became the first chair of NOW. NOW's first action was to confront the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about their sexual discrimination. When they made their point, they received much support. NOW kept growing.
The National Women's Conference of 1977 was a four-day event during November 18–21, 1977, as organized by the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year. The conference drew around 2,000 delegates along with 15,000-20,000 observers in Houston, Texas , United States.