The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966. They are one of the largest organizations for feminist grassroots activists in the United States. The National Organization for Women has thousands of members and activists in the United States. NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life. NOW has activists that push for both traditional and nontraditional means of social change. The activists do extensive work and bring lawsuits. They also organize mass marches, rallies, non-violent civil disobedience and immediate, responsive “zap” actions. NOW has recreated marches for women’s rights when marches were at an all time low in the
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In 1995, NOW organized the first mass demonstration focusing on violence against women and drew in a quarter million people. In 2004, the March for Women’s Lives became the largest mass action of any kind in U.S. history, which brought in a record of 1.15 million people to advocate for women’s reproductive health options. NOW’s actions have brought great success in the changes that has put more women first in today’s society. NOW has six issues: Reproductive Rights and Justice, Ending Violence Against Women, Economic Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice, and Constitutional Equality Amendment. NOW believes that reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not matters of choice. NOW is completely on board with access to safe and legal abortion, to effective birth control and emergency contraception, to reproductive health services and education for all women. They are against attempts to restrict these rights through legislation, regulation, or Constitutional
In 1995, NOW organized the first mass demonstration focusing on violence against women and drew in a quarter million people. In 2004, the March for Women’s Lives became the largest mass action of any kind in U.S. history, which brought in a record of 1.15 million people to advocate for women’s reproductive health options. NOW’s actions have brought great success in the changes that has put more women first in today’s society. NOW has six issues: Reproductive Rights and Justice, Ending Violence Against Women, Economic Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice, and Constitutional Equality Amendment. NOW believes that reproductive rights are issues of life and death for women, not matters of choice. NOW is completely on board with access to safe and legal abortion, to effective birth control and emergency contraception, to reproductive health services and education for all women. They are against attempts to restrict these rights through legislation, regulation, or Constitutional