Women's Action Alliance
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The Women's Action Alliance was a U.S. feminist organization founded in the early 1970s that focused on advancing women's rights through grassroots organizing, education, and policy advocacy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women's Action Alliance canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | feminist organization ⓘ |
| archivesAt | Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| collaboratedWith | Ms. magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | U.S. feminist organization founded in the early 1970s that focused on advancing women's rights through grassroots organizing, education, and policy advocacy ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1997 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
ⓘ
gender equality ⓘ grassroots organizing ⓘ public policy advocacy ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| focus |
child care
ⓘ
education equity ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ media representation of women ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Brenda Feigen
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Pitman Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloria Steinem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderFocus | women ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalForm | membership organization ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
advancement of women's rights
ⓘ
elimination of sex discrimination ⓘ promotion of equal opportunity for women and girls ⓘ |
| ideology | feminism ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| mainActivity |
advocacy for women's rights legislation
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coordination of a national network of women's organizations ⓘ developing educational materials on gender equality ⓘ policy research on women's issues ⓘ providing technical assistance to women's groups ⓘ |
| movement | second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | nonprofit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
child care advocacy projects
ⓘ
employment equity initiatives ⓘ nonsexist education resources ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
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