THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Ann Juliano Jawin
b. 1922 – December 31, 2019
“What Would Susan B. Anthony Do?”
Educator. Author. Political activist. Equal rights for women, minorities and the underprivileged activist. Founder – Center for the Women of New York (CWNY), formerly known as the Queens Women’s Center. United Federation of Teachers (UFT). Chair of the NOW Educational Employment Task Force.
Interviewed by Mary Jean Collins, VFA board
Photo 1. Ann Jawin. Photo 2. Rachel Maddow and Ann on The Nation Cruise
More About Ann:
- Ann discusses her Class Action Lawsuit in Education and the Building of the Center For Women of New York
- Support The Center For Women of New York
- Ann wears her VFA medal proudly
- Ann’s remarks – VFA Honors Activists, May 6 1999
- Ann’s remarks – VFA 30th anniversary of the 1970 Strike for EqualityAction, Oct. 2000
- Center for the Women in New York Media
- Cited in Barbara Love’s Book – Feminist Who Changed America – page 234