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Robin Morgan: A Woman For All Seasons, by Eleanor Pam
September 10, 2026 In the middle of the night, last night, another feminist icon and friend, Robin Morgan, was lost to the world. I learned of her death second hand, from a report that a [...]
“My Friend, Gloria Steinem,” by Eleanor Pam
September 3, 2026 Gloria Steinem died today. I learned this as I sipped my morning coffee and looked at my iphone. Her name and photos were all over the screen. For the rest of the day I [...]
Sonia Pressman Fuentes, Co-Founder of NOW, has Died
Sonia Pressman Fuentes, pioneering EEOC lawyer, co-founder of NOW, and a leading voice of second-wave feminism, has died at 97. Born in Berlin in May 1928, she and her family fled Nazi Germany in 1933, [...]
Announcing The Marcy Syms Equality Initiative
As Women's History Month begins, we are thrilled to share some extraordinary news: Marcy Syms has made a transformational gift to endow the ERA Project, which will now be known as the Marcy Syms Equality [...]
Processing Denise C. Jones Papers at Sallie Bingham Center
It's not often that we hear about the projects of Graduate Interns in their work of documenting the stories of Second Wave feminists. We wanted to share this with our readers and encourage the younger [...]
“Liberation” – New off Broadway Play Opens in NYC
"Liberation," a new play written by Bess Wohl and directed by Whitney White, presented by Roundabout Theatre Company in the month of November 2025, is described as a "sharp and witty memory play." Liberation Summary [...]
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day!
Today is Women’s Equality Day! 105 years ago, women finally won the right to vote in the United States. 55 years ago, Betty Friedan called on women to stand up for their rights, and [...]
Former NOW President Eleanor Smeal Awarded Citizens Medal
On January 2, President Biden honored former NOW President Eleanor Smeal with the Presidential Citizens Medal--the nation’s second highest civilian honors—for “defining the movement for women’s rights.”
A New First-Hand Account of the Women’s Movement
The Women’s Revolution: How We Changed Your Life, by Muriel Fox Published June 2024 A comprehensive, indexed memoir about the Second Wave women’s movement by the cofounder of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Muriel [...]