Peoria NOW
https://www.facebook.com/peorianow
Contact: nowpeoria@gmail.com
NOW chapters focus on six priority issues including reproductive rights, ending sex discrimination/constitutional equality, promoting diversity and ending racism, economic justice, stopping violence against women, and LGBTQIA rights. Our chapter welcomes new members to help fight for women's rights on the local and national level. The Peoria Chapter was one of the first in Illinois, founded in 1973, after National NOW was founded in 1966. The Peoria Chapter was one of the first in Illinois, founded in 1973, after National NOW was founded in 1966. *Point of interest: Betty Friedan, author of the Feminine Mystique, was one of the founding members of the National Organization of Women and from Peoria. **Peoria NOW has over 100 members. The number reflected on this page pertains to the FaceBook Page number only. When posting here please do not post things that are not clearly related to womanism and feminism. They will be deleted. While your other articles may be interesting, unless we can see some relationship to our main purpose for being here, they do not belong on this page. If you want to post something which you find interesting, please make the relationship for us when you post if it is not obvious how it relates to feminism and womanism. Posts will be reviewed before published. To advocate for equal rights for women.
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