>>4923144Basic info on Heather Booth:
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_BoothLiberal Jewish woman raised in NY. Read Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" early on, learned about housewife dissatisfaction from her mother. Went to University of Chicago (graduated 1967). Life focus on activism for feminist, socialist & progressive agendas- she's a female Saul Alinsky.
Founded:
Woman's Radical Action Program (WRAP) (improve women's roles in activist groups)
The Jane Collective, or Abortion Counseling Service of Women's Liberation (ACSWL) (helped women find doctors to perform abortions, worked to make abortions socially acceptable)
Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU) (education for activists, influence reforms related to women's issues)
Action Committee for Decent Childcare (ACDC) (expanded childcare services)
Midwest Academy (teaches political/community organizing a la Saul Alinksy)
Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition
Citizen Action (jobs, healthcare, energy)
USAction
~1980 started working specifically to defeat Republican presidents
1990's worked for DNC and NAACP on outreach, healthcare, and voter registration,
2000's worked with National Organization for Women (NOW), Campaign for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR), Voter Participation Center, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Democracy Partners, New Mexico Kerry/Edwards presidential campaign, AFL-CIO Health Care Campaign, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Americans for Financial Reform (AFR)
Husband was Paul Booth- founder of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), president of Citizen Action Program (CAP) formed from the Alinsky Industrial Areas Foundation, and director of the Midwest Academy.
