This activist organized the 1970 Women’s Strike for Equality across the US, which included a 50,000 strong march in New York City. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this first president of the National Organization for Women. She founded NARAL, which initially focused on repealing abortion laws before Roe v. Wade.
ANSWER: Betty Friedan [or Bettye Naomi Goldstein]
[10e] The march was scheduled for the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to perform this action.
ANSWER: vote [or voting rights; accept women’s suffrage]
[10h] One speaker at the march was this lawyer and activist, who was elected to the House of Representatives from New York later that year. In 1974, she introduced the Equality Act, the first federal gay rights bill.
ANSWER: Bella Abzug [or Bella Savitzky]
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