The Women of NOW

The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization That Transformed America

In the summer of 1966, a renegade group of twenty-eight women crammed into a D.C. hotel suite and laid out a revolutionary vision: an organization dedicated to uniting all women to fight for their rights. In less than twenty-four hours, the National Organization for Women (NOW) was born.

In this superb and captivating history, historian Katherine Turk chronicles the dramatic growth and enduring influence of NOW. Sweeping from its bold inception through the tumultuous social battlegrounds of the 1970s, the story is brought to life through the eyes of three diverse, lesser-known members who became vital leaders. The Women of NOW is a deeply researched, clear-eyed look at a mainstream fixture of American politics, illuminating both past victories and today's ongoing debates.

448 pages.