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National Organization for Women

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National Organization for Women Founded June 30, 1966 ; 52 years ago  ( 1966-06-30 ) Founders Betty Friedan Pauli Murray, including 47 other people Type 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) Focus Women's rights, feminism, Equal Rights Amendment, civil rights, LGBT rights, reproductive rights [1] Location Washington, D.C., U.S. Key people Terry O'Neill, President; Bonnie Grabenhoffer, Action Vice-President; Chitra Panjabi, Membership Vice-President; [2] Website NOW.org The National Organization for Women ( NOW ) is an American feminist organization founded in 1966. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [3] The organization is left-leaning. [4] Contents 1 Background 2 Goals 3 Presidents 4 Criticism 5 See also 6 References 6.1 Documentary 7 External links Background The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 by 28 women at the Third National Conference of Commissions on the Status of Women in June (the successor to th...

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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This article is part of a series on the Constitution of the United States of America Preamble and Articles of the Constitution Preamble I II III IV V VI VII Amendments to the Constitution Bill of Rights I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI XXVII Unratified Amendments Congressional Apportionment Titles of Nobility Corwin Child Labor Equal Rights D.C. Voting Rights History Drafting and ratification timeline Convention Signing Federalism Republicanism Full text of the Constitution and Amendments Preamble and Articles I–VII Amendments I–X Amendments XI–XXVII Unratified Amendments United States portal U.S. Government portal Law portal Wikipedia book v t e The Nineteenth Amendment ( Amendment XIX ) to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. It was adopted on August 18, 1920. Until the 19...