VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT: FREDA LEINWAND – Veteran Feminists of America

THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Freda Leinwand

January 25, 1932- June 27, 2012

“I feel like an Olympic swimmer. In a way we are all swimmers. Swimmers against the tide. Swimmers who ‘turn’ the tide.” – Freda Leinwand after receiving her VFA medal of honor in 2001.

Known for a lifetime of dedication to recording the Women’s Movement through photography and in particular for chronicling the Women’s Literary Salon. Founding member of the NOW NewYork Textbook committee. Awarded a Veteran Feminists of America Medal of Honor, 2001. Received the Susan B. Anthony Award from the National Organization for Women, 2002.

More About Freda:

Obituary
Veteran Feminists of America
- Carolyn Elliott introduces Freda at the Salute to Feminist Educators & Women’s Studies Founders event, June 9, 2001.
Archives
- Catching the Wave: Photographs of the Women’s Movement, by Bettye Lane and Freda Leinwand, Schlesinger Library.
- Guide to the Freda Leinwand Collection, Barnard Archives and Special Collections.
Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 275