Political Activist

1990 with Mim Kelber cofounded the International Women's Environment & Developmental Organization (WEDO) to provide visibility & support for working women; 1971 joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus; was a founder of the Commission for Women’s Equality of the American Jewish Congress; authored two books, Bella: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington and The Gender Gap, the latter co-authored with friend and colleague Mim Kelber; founded the grassroots organization Women USA; at the UN, Abzug developed the Women's Caucus; helped organize the Women Strike for Peace (1961) and the National Women’s Political Caucus; authored or co-authored several historic bills, including Title IX, a bill prohibiting sex discrimination in educational opportunities by schools receiving Federal funding assistance (though Title IX did not mention athletics, it became known most prominently for its impact on high school and college sports), the Freedom of Information Act, and the first law banning discrimination against women with respect to obtaining credit; 1974 introduced the Equality Act, the first federal gay rights legislation;

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