Wisconsinites were taking the lead in another reform movement. Of the 28 women who founded of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966, eight hailed from the Badger State. One of them was Mary Eastwood, who became a member of NOW’s first legal committee, and organized the group’s much publicized 1967 picket of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She worked tirelessly to assure that women and minorities received equal protection under the law.