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History | National Organization for Women. Statement of Purpose. Find out what NOW was originally founded to do. Read more… Founding. Learn about what led up to NOW’s founding and how the organization was founded. Read more… Highlights. Check out NOW’s major accomplishments throughout our history. Read more… Honoring our Founders and Pioneers.
- Honoring Our Founders and Pioneers
Printable PDF. At the 2011 National NOW Conference, the...
- Statement of Purpose
The National Organization for Women’s 1966 Statement of...
- Highlights
NOW is the first national organization to endorse the...
- Presidents
In 1968, NOW became the first national organization to...
- History of Marches and Mass Actions
The ERA’s Heyday. Marches on behalf of the Equal Rights...
- Finding Pauli Murray
Finding Pauli Murray: The Black Queer Feminist Civil Rights...
- Chapter Contact Form
Here is the chapter contact form for NOW chapters. NOW. Core...
- FAQs
What is NOW? NOW stands for the National Organization for...
- Founding
Patricia Ireland, former president; Ellie Smeal, former...
- Honoring Our Founders and Pioneers
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [5] It is the largest feminist organization in the United States with around 500,000 members. [6]
National Organization for Women (NOW), American activist organization (founded 1966) that promotes equal rights for women. It is the largest feminist group in the United States , with some 500,000 members in the early 21st century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 6, 2016 · The logo of the National Organization for Women (NOW), designed by graphic artist and prominent LGBT activist Ivy Bottini in 1969 and still in use today, is attention grabbing. A historic...
Jun 8, 2018 · Unionists played a prominent role in forming the National Organization for Women (NOW) in October 1966, but middle-class, professional women dominated NOW in its early years. Unlike radical feminists of the period, NOW members sought change through the political system.