Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan (died in 2006)

"In 1966, Ms. Friedan helped found the National Organization for Women, serving as its first president. In 1969, she was a founder of the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, now known as Naral Pro-Choice America. With Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug and others, she founded the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971...

"In 1966, Ms. Friedan and a group of colleagues founded the National Organization for Women. She was its president until 1970...

"Not all of Ms. Friedan's ventures were as successful. The First Women's Bank and Trust Company, which she helped found in 1973, is no longer in business. Nor were even her indomitable presence and relentless energy enough to secure passage of the Equal Rights Amendment."


 * Advisor, Campaign for America's Future