Katherine Spillar
Katherine Spillar | |
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Katherine Spillar in 2014 | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Texas Christian University, Trinity University |
Occupation | executive editor |
Known for | Ms. magazine |
Notable work | Feminist Majority Foundation |
Katherine Spillar is the executive editor of Ms. magazine and co-founder and executive director of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) and the Feminist Majority, national organizations advocating for women's equality.
Background
Spillar is a magna cum laude graduate of Texas Christian University. She holds a Master of Science interdisciplinary degree in Economics and Urban Studies from Trinity University.[1]
Political activism
When asked when she had become a feminist, Spillar told an interviewer, "I think I was born a feminist."[2] In 1992, under Spillar and Dolores Huerta's leadership, the Feminist Majority Foundation launched its Feminization of Power campaign, intended to inspire women to run for political office.[3]
Spillar has led the struggle to ensure that women's reproductive health clinics are protected from extremist anti-abortion groups and to hold those groups accountable for violence against women. An expert on anti-abortion terrorism, Spillar played a key role in the Feminist Majority Foundation's landmark 1994 Supreme Court case that upheld the use of buffer zones to protect clinics.[4] She will also appear in the upcoming film The Red Pill about the Men's right movement. It will be released late 2016.[5]
References
- ↑ "Katherine Spillar – The Clayman Institute for Gender Research". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ↑ November 12, 2013 (2013-11-12). "Born Feminist: Katherine Spillar, a Woman Who's Made a Difference | Women's Voices For Change". Womensvoicesforchange.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "Women and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook – Barbara C. Burrell – Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "Katherine Spillar". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/red-pill-mens-rights-anti-feminist-group-who-know-what-women-want/
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