The famous meeting that prompted the founding of NOW took place 55 years ago, on June 30, 1966. In the years since, our community has been on the front lines of the grassroots feminist movement, growing strength at the national level, in the states and through our NOW chapters. In 1967, at NOW’s 2nd Annual Conference, we became the first national organization to endorse Read more …
RSVP here to attend. In the 55 years since NOW was established, we have been at the forefront of the feminist movement. We championed and stewarded landmark legislation like Title IX, the ERA, and the Violence Against Women Act; organized millions of women for the March for Women’s Lives on the National Mall, and have kept the pressure on elected officials to recognize women as equal citizens. Our organization, which started on a napkin, is now the largest grassroots network of Read more …
Register for April 21st: Building Generations of Intersectional Feminists Heather Booth Heather Booth is one of the country’s leading strategists about progressive issue campaigns and driving issues in elections. She started organizing in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war, and women’s movements of the 1960s. She started JANE, an underground abortion service in 1965, before Roe. Read more …
Register for April 15th: NOW Town Hall: Building Generations of Intersectional Feminists Heather Booth Heather Booth is one of the country’s leading strategists about progressive issue campaigns and driving issues in elections. She started organizing in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war, and women’s movements of the 1960s. She started JANE, an underground abortion service in Read more …
Oct. 23, 2020 By Jan Erickson, NOW Government Relations Director The Republicans’ Sham Process – Final Vote on Oct. 26 Donald Trump’s nominee to the high court, Amy Coney Barrett, sailed through Senate Judiciary Committee hearings earlier this month revealing little about her views on key issues and refusing to provide a solid assurance that Read more …
Two kinds of revolution are taking place on Capitol Hill. Both are led by women, and both are transforming politics. But we must remain aware of the old fashioned sexism that threatens to derail these advances. The record numbers of women in Congress, and the incredible diversity they represent, is bringing new energy and purpose Read more …
Two kinds of revolution are taking place on Capitol Hill. Both are led by women, and both are transforming politics. But we must remain aware of the old fashioned sexism that threatens to derail these advances. The record numbers of women in Congress and the incredible diversity they represent is bringing new energy and purpose to Washington. Read more …
WASHINGTON–We celebrate Pride month in June to coincide with the annual anniversary of the June 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City. Stonewall is considered to be the spark that ignited the modern LGBTQIA+ activist movement, following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a known LGBTQIA+ venue on Christopher Street in New York’s Greenwich Read more …
Hala Ayala An outspoken advocate for women and families, Hala Ayala won her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, beating a four-term incumbent, and becoming one of the first Latina to serve in the House. She now serves as the State Delegate for Virginia’s 51st District, serving Prince William County. Ayala is also a fierce champion for Read more …
Honorees Marissa Alexander Marissa Alexander an MBA graduate, was fulfilling a career in IT Management when she was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in August of 2010 for firing a single warning shot after being attacked by her then estranged husband. In August of 2012, Marissa was sentenced to twenty years Read more …