THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Edith Van Horn
February 7, 1919 – January 27, 1998
“The Union women are together and we’re a part in this women’s movement across the country.” – Edie Van Horn, July 1974
A founding member of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC). Charter member of the National Organization for Women (NOW). A founder, Midwest co-chairperson and national coordinator of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW).

Edith Van Horn, UAW, Detroit, Michigan, 1963.
More About Edith:
- Obituary
- Archives
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 471