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Second Wave Feminism: Key Individuals - Coggle Diagram
Second Wave Feminism: Key Individuals
Martha Griffiths
First woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means
First woman elected to the United States Congress from Michigan as a member of the Democratic Party
Instrumental in including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
First woman elected lieutenant governor of Michigan
Griffiths sponsored the Equal Rights Amendment
Shirley Chisholm
The first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States
First woman to run for the Democratic Party's nomination
Led the expansion of food and nutrition programs for the poor and rose to party leadership
Gloria Steinem
In 1971, she co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus which provides training and support for women who seek elected and appointed offices in government
Co-founded the Women's Action Alliance which, until 1997, provided support to a network of feminist activists and worked to advance feminist causes and legislation
In the 1990s, Steinem helped establish Take Our Daughters to Work Day, an occasion for young girls to learn about future career opportunities
Geraldine Ferraro
Served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985
The Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1984 presidential election
First female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party
Sandra Day O’Connor
First female associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006
First woman nominated and the first confirmed to the court
Supported the right to abortion established by Roe
Bella Abzug
Founded the National Women's Political Caucus
Leading figure in what came to be known as eco-feminism
Appointed to co-chair the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year
Presided over the 1977 National Women's Conference
Led President Jimmy Carter's National Advisory Commission for Women
A founder of the Commission for Women’s Equality of the American Jewish Congress
Jill Ruckelshaus
Special White House assistant
Head of the White House Office of Women's Programs
Served as a commissioner for the United States Commission on Civil Rights in the early 1980s
Leading Republican advocate for feminist policies, such as the Equal Rights Amendment and women's reproductive choice
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration
First woman to serve as United States Ambassador to the United Nations