U.S. Mint Released Quarter Honoring Murray’s Achievement Washington, D.C.–The National Organization for Women (NOW) is celebrating the release of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter with a panel discussion and reception to honor Rev. Dr. Murray, one of NOW’s co-founders and a trailblazing advocate for civil rights, feminism, and intersectional justice. NOW is partnering with Read more …
Washington, D.C. – Christian F. Nunes, National President of the National Organization for Women (NOW), issued the following statement regarding the upcoming commemoration of the release of the 2024 Pauli Murray Quarter: “The inclusion of Dr. Murray as the first Black queer person on any American currency is a testament to her relentless fight for equality Read more …
NOW co-founder Pauli Murray was a pioneer civil, human, and women’s rights advocate. Born in 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, Murray entered a world of segregation, rampant discrimination, and deeply rooted racism. Nevertheless, Pauli was determined to change the status quo. A new book for young readers recounts Pauli’s important work that changed history – but Read more …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: NOW Salutes Our Co-Founder Pauli Murray (1910 – 1985) A feminist icon ahead of her time who challenged race and gender discrimination in legal, societal, academic and religious circles. Pauli’s Legacy Lives On – Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray (1910-1985), great grand-daughter of enslaved persons, was a talented poet, thoughtful autobiographer and historian, Read more …
Printable PDF Finding Pauli Murray: The Black Queer Feminist Civil Rights Lawyer Priest who co-founded NOW, but that History Nearly Forgot October 24, 2016 Photo courtesy Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University “If one could characterize in a single phrase the contribution of Black women to America, I think it would be ‘survival with Read more …
For 60 years, the National Organization for Women (NOW) has stood at the forefront of social change—mobilizing, organizing, and transforming communities for gender justice and equality. What began as a bold vision in 1966, led by Betty Friedan, Dr. Reverend Pauli Murray, and Muriel Fox, has grown into the largest grassroots feminist organization in the Read more …
NOW was established 59 years ago today, on June 30, 1966. Today, NOW remains the front-line, intersectional, grassroots arm of our movement, with a history, record and reach that is a testament to the energy and dedication of NOW members. NOW began on that date, when a group of women decided they’d had enough of Read more …
“True community is based upon equality, mutuality, and reciprocity. It affirms the richness of individual diversity as well as the common human ties that bind us together.” – NOW Co-Founder Dr. Pauli Murray Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
(In response to President Biden’s State of the Union address this year, NOW convened a Feminist State of the Union conversation early this spring. Here is our version of a State of the Union address). The past two years have seen seismic cultural and economic changes that have tested our values and threatened to unravel Read more …
We March Today For Voting Rights NOW Honors 58th Anniversary of the March on Washington Washington, D.C. — Today NOW honors the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a massive protest calling attention to the plague of racism in the United States. It is the day Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech and where 250,000 people of diverse racial backgrounds peacefully protested for equality and justice. Today, we also honor Daisy Read more …