Newly-installed president Kim Villanueva—the former president of NOW’s Illinois chapter, cofounder of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus and chair of the National Election Committee—and vice president Rose Brunache, former president of the D.C. chapter, spoke to Ms. reporter Eleanor J. Bader one month after taking office. Although they were still settling into their new roles, they spoke about their desire to expand NOW’s membership and increase the organization’s visibility as a feminist counterpoint to cutbacks, voter suppression, and increased racial and gender animus.
