On January 2, President Biden honored former NOW President Eleanor Smeal with the Presidential Citizens Medal--the nation’s second highest civilian honors—for “defining the movement for women’s rights.”
The Women’s Revolution: How We Changed Your Life, by Muriel Fox Published June 2024 A comprehensive, indexed memoir about the Second Wave women’s movement by the cofounder of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Muriel Fox offers rare, firsthand stories of 29 women and one man, including Betty Freidan, but also many who have not previously been recognized for their [...]
[This piece was created by Jared Meade on behalf of the Museum of Public Relations in honor of Women's History Month.] The Feminist Trailblazer: How Muriel Fox Used Public Relations to Change the World By Jared Meade 03/13/2024 With the power of public relations in their hands, practitioners can change the world. It might appear like a lofty claim, but [...]
The 2024 Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter is the 11th coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was a poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest. Pauli Murray was a founder of NOW, is credited by Betty Friedan with the idea of creating a national women's rights organization. and is regarded as one of the most [...]
We decry rape at all times, and especially as an instrument of war as it was practiced by the terrorist organization, Hamas, on October 7. VFA opposes all discrimination, gender based violence and all crimes against humanity.
We write with heavy hearts to inform you that we lost Rebecca Lubetkin, colleague, educator, VFA board member and friend early this morning. Becky passed away peacefully in her sleep, resting beside her beloved Daniel with her daughters by her side. Although we can barely scratch the surface of her accomplishments and influence over the years, a link to [...]
The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America, published on August 15, 2023 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Author Katherine Turk says, "I spent two decades researching NOW, a key force in history whose full story had never been told. The Women of NOW spotlights three diverse and lesser-known figures who worked to organize women across [...]
New York – On September 10th, a celebration of the life of Barbara J. Love, a seminal figure of the women’s, lesbian and gay rights movements, who died at 85 on November 13, 2022, will be held at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center at 208 West 13th St., New York, NY. Fearless, daring and a prominent [...]
A close friend of Gloria Steinem, she toured with her and spoke widely about the need for women to confront racism and classism in their ranks. Read her obituary here.