THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Ginny Watkins

“Women Have Power”

VFA Board. Founder and President Des Moines Chapter, NOW. President Twin Cities NOW. State Coordinator and President of MN NOW. Midwest Regional Director, NOW National Board. MN Women’s Political Caucus. President, MN Children’s Lobby. MN Social Service Association. Reproductive Rights, ERA. Childcare Advocate. Writer. Lobbyist.

Interviewed by Rhonda Watkins, Ginny’s Daughter, 2017

Photo 1. Ginny Watkins. Photo 2. ERA Walkathon in Minneapolis 1977 (left to right – Norma Clubb, Kathy Olson – Twin Cities NOW president, Ginny Watkins, Minneapolis Mayor Al Hofstede).