National Organization for Women
National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist group founded on
June 30,
1966 in Washington, D.C. by women attending the Third National Conference of the Commission on the Status of Women. Among the 28 founders was
Betty Friedan, author of
The Feminine Mystique (1963), who became NOW's first president. During the
1970s NOW promoted the
Equal Rights Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution
The group remains active in lobbying legislatures and media outlets on women's issues.
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