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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]
Since 1994, the National Organization for Women (NOW) has presented the Woman of Courage Award annually (in most years) at the National NOW Conference, and periodically at issue-based summits organized by NOW and/or the NOW Foundation. Honorees are chosen for having demonstrated personal bravery in challenging entrenched power and in carrying ...
March for Women's Equality/Women's Lives, National Organization for Women: 4/9/1989 Exceptional Achievement Award The Women's Project 6/5/1989 Honoree Flo Kennedy Media Awards 1990 Woman of the Year Police Athletic League: 12/6/1990 Appreciation Plaque Alabama Women's Political Caucus 5/2/1992 Woman of Vision Award for Excellence in Communications
Oregon Women of Achievement: Oregon Commission for Women: Exemplary role models who promote the status of women in society, are committed to diversity and equity and have earned recognition for success and leadership in their fields United States: Remarkable Woman Award: National Association of Women Business Owners
The organization's initial mission was to fill a void in young women's leadership and to mobilize young people to become more involved socially and politically in their communities. [ 80 ] In the early 1990s, the riot grrrl movement began in Olympia, Washington and Washington, D.C. ; it sought to give women the power to control their voices and ...
ZANESVILLE – Eight women will soon be honored after being named the 2024 Women of Achievement award winners. Muskingum Family Y Lifetime Service Award will be awarded to June Huey.
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.
Women may not always get the historical credit their male counterparts do, but as these women show, they were always there doing the work. With their fierce determination and refusal to back down, all of these 12 women were not just ahead of their own times, but responsible for shaping ours.