NOW
National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest, most universal feminist group within all across the United States. Their purpose is to take action into bringing women to full participation in society by sharing equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities with men. NOW was founded in 1966 by a small group of women's rights advocates. NOW currently has more than 500,000 contributing members. NOW's activists take action by speaking out within the local, state, and national level, thus giving them authority within the government, media, and public eye. NOW is one of the few multi-issue organizations within the US. NOW stands against all oppression, recognizing racism, sexism and homophobia. They educate the public and media about the status of and threats to women's rights by organizing rallies, protests, demonstrations, and marches for issues such as:
-Protesting businesses that mistreat women and people of color
-Lobbying for and writing laws that promote full equality for women
-Registering new voters and inspiring them to get to the polls
-Recruiting and electing feminist candidates at all levels of government
-Initiating and supporting lawsuits against violators of women's rights
-Demanding fair and unbiased courts and judicial nominees
NOW, since 1966, has made many accomplishments throughout their many years of existence. In 1978, NOW organized a march in support of the Equal Rights Amendment and drew more than 100,000 people to Washington, D.C. In 1989, NOW's Marches for Women's Lives drew 500,000 reproductive rights supporters to Washington, D.C. and 750,000 in 1992, making the march the largest women's rights demonstration ever in the history of NOW. In 1995, NOW organized the first mass demonstration focusing on violence against women. The demonstration drew a crowd of a quarter million people. In 2004, the March for Women's Lives became the largest mass action of any kind in U.S. history, bringing a record of 1.15 million people to Washington, D.C. to advocate for women's reproductive health options. NOW's successful actions have established the organization as a major force in the profound changes that put more women in a better state within society.
"NOW - Who We Are." National Organization for Women. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec.
2012. <http://www.now.org/history/history.html>.
National Organization for Women. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.now.org/about.html>.
"Highlights from NOW's Forty Fearless Years." National Organization for Women.
N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <http://www.now.org/history/
timeline.html>.
-Protesting businesses that mistreat women and people of color
-Lobbying for and writing laws that promote full equality for women
-Registering new voters and inspiring them to get to the polls
-Recruiting and electing feminist candidates at all levels of government
-Initiating and supporting lawsuits against violators of women's rights
-Demanding fair and unbiased courts and judicial nominees
NOW, since 1966, has made many accomplishments throughout their many years of existence. In 1978, NOW organized a march in support of the Equal Rights Amendment and drew more than 100,000 people to Washington, D.C. In 1989, NOW's Marches for Women's Lives drew 500,000 reproductive rights supporters to Washington, D.C. and 750,000 in 1992, making the march the largest women's rights demonstration ever in the history of NOW. In 1995, NOW organized the first mass demonstration focusing on violence against women. The demonstration drew a crowd of a quarter million people. In 2004, the March for Women's Lives became the largest mass action of any kind in U.S. history, bringing a record of 1.15 million people to Washington, D.C. to advocate for women's reproductive health options. NOW's successful actions have established the organization as a major force in the profound changes that put more women in a better state within society.
"NOW - Who We Are." National Organization for Women. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec.
2012. <http://www.now.org/history/history.html>.
National Organization for Women. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.now.org/about.html>.
"Highlights from NOW's Forty Fearless Years." National Organization for Women.
N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <http://www.now.org/history/
timeline.html>.