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The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist group, founded in 1966, claiming a membership of 500,000 people and 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ...
Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...
Background NOW was founded on June 30, 1966 in Washington, D.C., by 28 women and men attending the Third National Conference of the Commission on the Status of Women, the successor to the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. It had been three years since the Commission reported findings of women being discriminated against. However, the 1966 Conference delegates were prohibited by the administration's rules for the conference from even passing resolutions recommending that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforce its legal mandate to end sex discrimination. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...
The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) was established to advise the President of the United States on issues concerning the status of women. ...
The founders included Betty Friedan, the author of The Feminine Mystique (1963) and Rev. Pauli Murray, the first African-American woman Episcopal priest. Betty Friedan became the organization's first president. Betty Friedan, 1960 Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist, activist and writer, best known for starting what is commonly known as the Second Wave of feminism through the writing of her book The Feminine Mystique. ...
Cover of the original paperback edition of The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique is a 1963 book written by Betty Friedan which attacked the popular notion that women during this time could only find fulfillment through childbearing and homemaking. ...
Reverend Dr. Anna Pauline (Pauli) Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American civil rights advocate, feminist, lawyer, poet, teacher and ordained minister. ...
During the 1970s NOW promoted the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The organization's membership is not limited to women, and has included many men who support its goals. [1] The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex. ...
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The organization remains active in lobbying legislatures and media outlets on women's issues.
Statement of purpose Betty Friedan and Pauli Murray wrote the organization's first Statement of Purpose in 1966 (the original was scribbled on a napkin by Friedan). The original statement described the purpose of NOW as "to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men." It is quite clear that the latter portion of the statement has not been fulfilled. Betty Friedan, 1960 Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist, activist and writer, best known for starting what is commonly known as the Second Wave of feminism through the writing of her book The Feminine Mystique. ...
Reverend Dr. Anna Pauline (Pauli) Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American civil rights advocate, feminist, lawyer, poet, teacher and ordained minister. ...
Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
The current Statement reads, "Our purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in society – sharing equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities with men, while living free from discrimination." Its current brochure also states "NOW is one of the few multi-issue progressive organizations in the United States. NOW stands against all oppression, recognizing that racism, sexism and homophobia are interrelated, that other forms of oppression such as classism and ableism work together with these three to keep power and privilege concentrated in the hands of a few." (From About NOW.)
Current issues Its top priority issues are: It also works on other issues of concern to women.
Structure and chapters From the NOW FAQ: The membership, meeting yearly in Conference, is the supreme governing body of NOW. NOW draws its broad grassroots strength from a nationwide network of local chapters, which are chartered by national NOW and which engage in a wide variety of action programs in their communities.
State organizations serve to develop chapters, coordinate statewide activities and provide resources to the chapters.
There are nine regions which, in Conference, elect members to the National Board of Directors, the body which governs the organization between national conferences.
The national level of the organization is led by four elected national officers, by the national Board of Directors, and by national issues committees. These national leaders are responsible for implementing policy as formulated by the annual National Conference, for coordinating national actions, and for providing membership services.
NOW has had ten national presidents, beginning with Betty Friedan in 1966. Kim Gandy, the currently serving national president, was elected President on its 35th Anniversary, June 30, 2001 and reelected in 2005. A list of national presidents of the National Organization for Women (NOW). ...
Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
Kim Gandy (born January 25, 1954) is an American feminist and the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). ...
Third-party explorations In Cincinnati, Ohio, at its 1989 convention on July 23, NOW delegates questioned the merits of the two-party system and broached the idea of forming a third party. As of 2007, NOW has not mande any mention of creating a third political party, possibly due to the many burdens that such political organizations face within the United States. Cincinnati redirects here. ...
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Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate the voting in nearly all elections. ...
In any two-party system of politics, a third party is a party other than the two dominant ones. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The same convention issued a "Declaration of Women's Political Independence." An exploratory commission was formed for the possibilities of amending the United States Constitution to include freedom from sexual discrimination, the right to a decent standard of living, the right to clean air, clean water and environmental protections, and the right to be free from violence. Wikisource has original text related to this article: The United States Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ...
Sexism is discrimination between people based on their Sex rather than their individual merits. ...
The standard of living refers to the quality and quantity of goods and services available to people and the way these services and goods are distributed within a population. ...
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For other uses, see Violence (disambiguation). ...
The commission was chaired by former NOW president Eleanor Smeal. A month earlier, NOW launched a Commission for Responsive Democracy, which included Smeal, John Anderson, Toney Anaya, Barry Commoner and Dee Barry. Eleanor Smeal (born July 30, 1939 in Ashtabula, Ohio) is a feminist activist, political analyst, lobbyist, and grassroots organizer. ...
John Bayard Anderson (born February 15, 1922) was a liberal Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois and presidential candidate in the 1980 election. ...
Toney Anaya (born April 29, 1941), served as Governor of New Mexico from 1983 to 1987. ...
Barry Commoner (born May 28, 1917) was an American biologist and college professor. ...
ERA and CEA In 1995, the National Organization for Women voted to drop the Equal Rights Amendment, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex," from their platform. During that same conference NOW wrote their own constitutional amendment which would cover all of NOW's programs of reform, including abortion, lesbian and gay rights, affirmative action, etc . . . and labeled it the Constitutional Equality Amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex. ...
Although NOW has given moral support to attempts to ratify the ERA, they continue to support the CEA as part of their official platform.
The CEA has never been introduced into any session of Congress, and no significant action has been taken on it.
See also Feminists redirects here. ...
A list of national presidents of the National Organization for Women (NOW). ...
These are the National Organization for Women (NOW) Woman of Courage award winners listed by year and occupation. ...
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is an feminist organization. ...
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