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Veteran Feminists of America is a nonprofit honoring the 2nd wave of the feminist movement; to enjoy camaraderie, document our history,&continue the revolution!

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Rev Willie Barrow was a feminist and civil rights fighter in Chicago. We worked together on issues including the ERA ratification campaign. Remember her with great love and admiration. https://t.co/3g3L7rLGOj

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Jane Plitt and Dorothy O’Brien dish on the early years of the women’s movement. Says Jane, “We thought we were taking on City Hall or the nation and we knew that we could change it!” Hear their interview at... https://t.co/zQIQzOZrhZ

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In honor of Black Women's History Month, we want to share an interview with Rev. Dr. Anna Pauline Murray, born in 1910. As first in her class at Howard Law, first black Deputy Attorney General of California,... https://t.co/mRCTnXYmE4

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The Virginia Feminist Oral History Project [https://t.co/hWHKA6UQBM] includes interviews that Dr. Megan Taylor Shockley conducted with women involved in second-wave feminism... https://t.co/hWHKA6UQBM

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See the VFA interview with Ginny Watkins whose work with NOW, the MN Women's Political Caucus, the MN Children's Lobby, MN Social Service Assoc, Reproductive rights, the ERA, and Childcare... https://t.co/lREr3640z1

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Birch Bayh, Indiana senator who championed Title IX, dies at 91 https://t.co/kelaymv6Yj

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When the Executive Club in Chicago refused to allow a female executive into their luncheon meeting circa 1970, Mary-Ann Lupa and 7 others went to the meeting. Making their way up to the... https://t.co/5JSTXXswIS

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"Heather Booth: Changing the World", a film by Lilly Rivlin, is airing on PBS this month.
The film gives an overview of 50 years of the progressive movement, and serves as a manual from one of its behind-the-scenes leaders on how to... http://www.heatherbooththefilm.comat/

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Today we celebrate Evelyn Cunningham, 1916-2010 - Journalist, columnist, editor and producer. Community and civil rights activist and political aide.“I Consider Myself A Full-Fledged... https://t.co/lSZqXLHN75

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Happy International Women's Day! Today we want to share with you the 1977 International Women's Year collection of interviews recorded at the National Women's Conference in Houston. https://t.co/pdjQ3WnFVo https://t.co/DOBnm5IbCh

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Dr. Paula Caplan, one of our VFA fabulous feminists, will be premiering her powerful film, Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Century in NYC on Wednesday, March 20. Get your tickets today. https://t.co/AaP877vHS3
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Here's another great source for Oral Histories: the Black Women's Oral History Project at Radcliffe... https://t.co/fztaNHXO0w

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Stephanie Marcus used every day products to make Women's Liberation visible and fashionable. See her interview here [https://t.co/pdjQ3WnFVo]

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Good memories of Holly Near feminist inspiration. Check out your PBS station! https://t.co/i3cpo683qN

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More of our history. 100th anniversary is going to teach us a lot and remind of who and why we should be grateful for their contributions. https://t.co/fHhBOyhCw1

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Still learning our history. https://t.co/ldCmjj2HZi

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Happy Birthday to Betty Friedan!
Betty Friedan, author of the Feminine Mystique and a founder of the National Organization for Women, was born 98 years ago today, February 4, 1921.
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Good news and hopes that Supreme Court Justice RBG will be back to work soon! https://t.co/FXJQLOCS2S

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Feminists kicked the doors off and these extraordinary women walked through giving their talents to the nation! https://t.co/mst1GaFelO

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