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Mar 27, 2024 · Bella Abzug (born July 24, 1920, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died March 31, 1998, New York City) was a U.S. congresswoman (1971–77) and lawyer who founded several liberal political organizations for women and was a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War and a supporter of equal rights for women.
Aug 23, 2023 · A documentary film that opened in New York on Friday was meant to be a loving paean to Bella Abzug, the feminist icon who represented the city in Congress during the 1970s, with interviews from...
Aug 26, 2016 · In 1971, Congresswoman Bella Abzug, a Democrat from New York, introduced the bill that would formally establish the day of recognition. Bella Abzug introduced the bill in 1971, and that was...
A formidable leader of the women’s movement, Bella Abzug fought to pass the Equal Rights Amendment and other vital legislation for the rights of women. During her three terms in Congress, she advocated for groundbreaking bills including the Equal Rights Amendment and crucial support of Title IX.
Aug 18, 2023 · ( JTA) — Bella Abzug, the feminist who burst into Congress battling for equal rights in 1970, was often caricatured in the media of her time. She was labeled “belligerent” and “bellicose Bella”...
Dec 3, 2019 · Dec. 3, 2019. BATTLING BELLA. The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug. By Leandra Ruth Zarnow. “Battling Bella,” a new biography of Bella Abzug, starts off in 1977, a year after she lost...
Apr 1, 1998 · Bella S. Abzug, New Yorker, feminist, antiwar activist, politician and lawyer, died yesterday at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan. She was 77. She died of complications...
