THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Lillian Ciarrochi

August 9, 1930 – April 13, 2016

“The struggle for the ERA will go on. We have made every woman in America aware of discrimination, and that means we’ve prepared a lot of them to help us in future battles.” May 17, 1982

Joined Philadelphia NOW in 1971, becoming treasurer, then executive VP (1975) and president (1977). Co-chaired the NOW Media Project, 1973. Traveled to Florida for the ERA campaign and handled all press statewide, local and national. Involved in legislative research and lobbying for the ERA and was statewide financial manager for the campaign. Traveled to Washington to handle direct mail for national NOW, and became NOW’s controller, 1982.