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=National Organization for Women= toc The National Organization for Women (also known as NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW was founded in 1966 and its purpose was to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW is a leader, not a follower, of public opinion.

First year of NOW
June 29, 1996 was when 28 women met in a hotel room and had a discussion that inspired NOW. It now has over 500,000 members. The organization was created so that women could have the same rights as men. In October the conference for NOW was held. When NOW was officially a national organization more and more people began joining. NOW would lead to a change in the U.S.

The President
June 29 was the night that 28 women met in a hotel room to talk about how they would get the group toghther and how to actually make it national.One of the women was the president, Kim Gandy, who is serving her second term in the National Organization for Women. She has served as a national officer of NOW since 1987. Kim Gandy is the spokesperson for the organization. Having a good president can change an organization in many ways. Gandy is definetely a hardworking president and understands the discrimination against women. She helps with making the organization the way that it is now.

The Biggest events for the organization
In 1966 the NOW is established by a group of women. In 1967 NOW's second conference takes place. 1968 NOW boycotts the Colgate-Palmolive products, and demonstrates for five days in front of the company's NYC headquarters. 1978 NOW organizes over 100,000 people to march down constitution avenue demanding an extension of the ERA ratification deadline. These events made a huge difference in the U.S, without these the Organization would not be known. Having these events made NOW a very well known organization.

The Commitment
The women who joined The National Organization for Women, never lied about their beliefs or joined to make fun of others who were trying to help. The most committed women were the ones who were president, vice president, and the spokes people. These women changed the world with there effort to make equal rights for women. Without this organization women would still be working at home and taking care of all the children while the men were at work.

NOW today
Today NOW is having more that 200 people join each day. The women who have worked and worked for this to become a well known organization have made a huge success. These women have changed the lives of other women. NOW will stay a very fun, well known, and life changing organization forever

Refrences
Garraty, John A. The Story of America. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1994.

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