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Bella Abzug

BIRTHDAY: July 24th, 1920

ABOUT HER
Bella Abzug was the first person to be elected to Congress on a platform of women's rights and peace. She has worked as a peace activist, labor lawyer, lecturer, news commentator, civil liberties advocate, and as a U.S. representative.

She co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus and co-authored the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts, which restricted the FBI's right to withhold information from the public. She cast one of the first votes for the Equal Rights Amendment. She has been a tireless worker for women and minority rights, disarmament, and the environment.

One of the strongest supporters for the United States' withdrawal from the Vietnam War in the 1970s, Bella Abzug was also the first person from Congress to call for President Nixon's impeachment.

Her trademarks of blunt speechs and wide-brimmed hats helped to make her the icon she is of a strong resourceful woman.

At present, she is chair of New York City's Commission on the Status of Women and is directing a National Parity Campaign to increase the number of women in elective office.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Bella! Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington," Bella Abzug, Saturday Review Press, 1972
Gender Gap: Bella Abzug's Guide to Political Power for American Women, Bella Abzug with Mim Kelber
Bella Abzug, Doris Faber

QUOTE
"Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over."

LINKS TO LEARN SO MUCH MORE
http://www.thomson.com/gale/abzug.html
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/50comm/panel/pan03.htm
http://www.feminist.com/bel.htm


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