Why I Marched
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Marilyn Fitterman is a feminist activist, mother of five, and grandmother of nine. She served from 1988 to 1992 as President of National Organization for Women - New York State. She was also National NOW Northeast Regional Director, President of National NOW Presidents Caucus, and a co-founder of Long Island, NY NOW-PAC (Political Action Committee). Fitterman also served as Long Island East End NOW President, and in later years chaired the East Hampton Town Anti-Bias Task Force. She is an experienced lobbyist and has often spoken around the country on First Amendment free speech, church/state separation, abortion and reproductive rights.Marilyn Fitterman led the womens movement in New York during a tumultuous, yet thrilling era for womens rights. Never one to mince words or sugarcoat the truth, her memoir is a gripping, funny, and reflective look at life as a leading Second Wave feminist. This book is instructive for social justice activists and all women today.Sonia Ossorio - President NOW-NYS & President NOW- NYC Heres a personal behind-the-scenes rags-to-politics story of a courageous, effective, feminist activist. Fitterman spent decades on the front lines for abortion rights, birth control, and womens autonomy. Im excited about this book; it is a MUST READ.Bill Baird - of US Supreme Courts 1972 Baird v. Eisenstadt decision making birth control legal for singles in the US. In 1989 Fitterman hired me as lobbyist. Throughout her NOW-NYS presidency she was a true visionary and brilliant strategist whom I remember whispering at a statewide meeting, My God, theyre going after birth control. She saw, before most, the oncoming onslaught against womens reproductive freedom. She stands throughout time as a beacon and tireless fighter for girls and womens personal dignity.Lois Shapiro Canter, J. D. - President, Saratoga Foundation for Women WorldWide Inc. & President, Saratoga Unites, Inc. I alw
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