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Bella Abzug, the Glossary

Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement.^[1]

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Candidates in the 1976 United States elections
Jewish American people in New York City politics
Jewish American women in politics
LGBT rights activists from New York (state)
Orthodox Jewish feminists

Activism

Activism (or advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.

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American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit human rights organization founded in 1920.

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American Jewish Congress

The American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) is an association of American Jews organized to defend Jewish interests at home and abroad through public policy advocacy, using diplomacy, legislation, and the courts.

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American Student Union

The American Student Union (ASU) was a national left-wing organization of college students of the 1930s, best remembered for its protest activities against militarism.

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Anne Jackson

Anne Jackson (September 3, 1925 – April 12, 2016); retrieved April 16, 2016.

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Arlene Stringer-Cuevas

Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (née Gluss; September 25, 1933 – April 3, 2020) was an American politician, educator, and civil servant. Bella Abzug and Arlene Stringer-Cuevas are politicians from Manhattan and politicians from the Bronx.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Barbra Streisand

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director.

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Barnard College

Barnard College, officially titled as Barnard College, Columbia University, is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

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Barry Farber

Barry Morton Farber (May 5, 1930 – May 6, 2020) was an American conservative radio talk show host, author, commentator and language-learning enthusiast.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Bella!

Bella! is a 2023 American documentary film by director Jeff L. Lieberman.

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Bette Midler

Bette Midler (Inside the Actors Studio, 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian, and author.

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Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. Bella Abzug and Betty Friedan are American abortion-rights activists, American women's rights activists and equal Rights Amendment activists.

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Bill Green (New York politician)

Sedgwick William Green (October 16, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Bella Abzug and Bill Green (New York politician) are Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives, lawyers from New York City and politicians from Manhattan.

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Blanche Wiesen Cook

Blanche Wiesen Cook (born April 20, 1941 in New York City) is a historian and professor of history.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue.

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Cardiac surgery

Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.

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Charles Rangel

Charles Bernard Rangel (born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York City from 1971 to 2017. Bella Abzug and Charles Rangel are Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), lawyers from New York City and politicians from Manhattan.

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City University of New York

The City University of New York (CUNY, spoken) is the public university system of New York City.

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Civil liberties

Civil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process.

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Civil Rights Congress

The Civil Rights Congress (CRC) was a United States civil rights organization, formed in 1946 at a national conference for radicals and disbanded in 1956.

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Class president

A class president, also known as a class representative, is usually the leader of a student body class, and presides over its class cabinet or organization within a student council.

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Columbia University

Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is an academic medical center and the largest campus of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

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Conscription in the United States

In the United States, military conscription, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the U.S. federal government in six conflicts: the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

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Counselor to the President

Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Daniel Patrick Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician and diplomat.

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David Dinkins

David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. Bella Abzug and David Dinkins are lawyers from New York City, people from the Upper East Side and writers from Manhattan.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Doug Ireland

William Douglas Ireland (March 31, 1946 – October 26, 2013) was an American journalist and blogger who wrote about politics, power, media, and LGBT issues.

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Earth Summit

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Conference or the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92, Cúpula da Terra), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.

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Ecofeminism

Ecofeminism is a branch of feminism and political ecology.

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Ed Koch

Edward Irving Koch (December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. Bella Abzug and Ed Koch are American Zionists, Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), Jewish American people in New York City politics, Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives, lawyers from New York City, politicians from the Bronx and writers from Manhattan.

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Equal Rights Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would, if added, explicitly prohibit sex discrimination.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar.

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Feminism in the United States

Feminism is aimed at defining, establishing, and defending a state of equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women.

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FX (TV channel)

FX (Fox eXtended) is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment and division of The Walt Disney Company.

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Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.

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Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera (born Gerald Riviera; July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, and political commentator who worked at the Fox News Channel from 2001 to 2023.

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Glendale, Queens

Glendale is a neighborhood in the west-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Gloria Steinem

Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Bella Abzug and Gloria Steinem are American abortion-rights activists, American women's rights activists and equal Rights Amendment activists.

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Harold I. Cammer

Harold I. Cammer (June 18, 1909 – October 21, 1995) was an American lawyer who co-founded the National Lawyers Guild.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1954) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice.

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Hashomer Hatzair

Hashomer Hatzair (הַשׁוֹמֵר הַצָעִיר,, The Young Guard) is a Labor Zionist, secular Jewish youth movement founded in 1913 in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary, and it was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 Mandatory Palestine (see Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party).

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Hillary Clinton

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and as the first lady of the United States to former president Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. Bella Abzug and Hillary Clinton are 20th-century American women lawyers, American Zionists, American feminists, American women's rights activists and women in New York (state) politics.

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History of the Jews in Russia

The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years.

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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly referred to by its former name Saigon (Sài Gòn), is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.

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House Un-American Activities Committee

The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having communist ties.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.

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Hudson Park and Boulevard

Hudson Park and Boulevard is a greenway and boulevard in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan in New York City, being built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project.

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Hunter College

Hunter College is a public university in New York City.

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International Women's Year

International Women's Year (IWY) was the name given to 1975 by the United Nations.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Jeff L. Lieberman

Jeff L. Lieberman is a film director, screenwriter and producer of both narrative and documentary films.

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America

The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is a Conservative Jewish education organization in New York City, New York.

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Jewish Women's Archive

The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to document "Jewish women's stories, elevate their voices, and inspire them to be agents of change." JWA was founded by Gail Twersky Reimer in 1995 in Brookline, Massachusetts with the goal of using the Internet to increase awareness of and provide access to the stories of American Jewish women.

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Jimmy Carter

James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

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Joe DioGuardi

Joseph John DioGuardi (born September 20, 1940) is an American certified public accountant and a Republican politician. Bella Abzug and Joe DioGuardi are politicians from the Bronx.

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Kaddish

The Kaddish (קדיש, 'holy' or 'sanctification'), also transliterated as Qaddish or Qadish, is a hymn praising God that is recited during Jewish prayer services.

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Labor rights

Labor rights or workers' rights are both legal rights and human rights relating to labor relations between workers and employers.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City is a book by Jonathan Mahler that focuses on the year 1977 in New York City.

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Landlord–tenant law

Landlord–tenant law is the field of law that deals with the rights and duties of landlords and tenants.

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Laurel, Mississippi

Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States.

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Lee Pressman

Lee Pressman (July 1, 1906 – November 20, 1969) was a labor attorney and earlier a US government functionary, publicly alleged in 1948 to have been a spy for Soviet intelligence during the mid-1930s (as a member of the Ware Group), following his recent departure from Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) as a result of its purge of Communist Party members and fellow travelers. Bella Abzug and Lee Pressman are lawyers from New York City.

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Leonard Farbstein

Leonard Farbstein (October 12, 1902 – November 9, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1957 to 1971. Bella Abzug and Leonard Farbstein are Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives and politicians from Manhattan.

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LGBT rights by country or territory

Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.

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Liberal Party of New York

The Liberal Party of New York is a political party in New York.

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Liberalism

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property and equality before the law.

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Lily Tomlin

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to India

The United States ambassador to India is the chief diplomatic representative of United States in India.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations

The United States ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

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List of Jewish feminists

This is an alphabetical list of Jewish feminists.

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List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

This is a list of Jewish members of the United States Congress. Bella Abzug and list of Jewish members of the United States Congress are Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives.

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List of United States representatives from New York

The following is a list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New York.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Manhattan (1979 film)

Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman.

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Manhattan Theatre Club

Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) is a theatre company located in New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres.

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Margaret Sanger

Margaret Higgins Sanger (born Margaret Louise Higgins; September 14, 1879September 6, 1966), also known as Margaret Sanger Slee, was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Bella Abzug and Margaret Sanger are American women's rights activists.

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Margaret Sanger Awards

The Margaret Sanger Award was an honor awarded annually by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1966 to 2015.

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Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) is an American character actress who has appeared on television, film, and stage.

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Marlo Thomas

Margaret Julia Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist.

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Mary Thom

Mary Thom (June 3, 1944 – April 26, 2013) was an American feminist, writer, and editor.

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Master list of Nixon's political opponents

The master list of Nixon's political opponents was a secret list compiled by US President Richard Nixon's Presidential Counselor Charles Colson.

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Maxine Waters

Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1991. Bella Abzug and Maxine Waters are Female members of the United States House of Representatives.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Mayor of New York City

The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City.

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McCarthyism

McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet espionage in the United States during the late 1940s through the 1950s.

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Miami

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida.

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Mount Carmel Cemetery (Queens)

Mount Carmel Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located within the Cemetery Belt in Queens, New York City that opened in 1906.

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Mrs. America (miniseries)

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Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Patricia Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Bella Abzug and Nancy Pelosi are American Zionists and Female members of the United States House of Representatives.

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Nathan Witt

Nathan Witt (February 11, 1903 – February 16, 1982), born Nathan Wittowsky, was an American lawyer who is best known as being the Secretary of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from 1937 to 1940.

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National Advisory Committee for Women

The National Advisory Committee for Women (NACW) was a presidential commission established by President Jimmy Carter in 1978.

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National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year

The National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year was a presidential commission created by Gerald Ford on January 9, 1975 to promote the national observance in the United States of International Women's Year.

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National LGBTQ Task Force

The National LGBTQ Task Force (formerly National Gay Task Force; National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) is an American social justice advocacy non-profit organizing the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community.

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National Women's Hall of Fame

The National Women's Hall of Fame (NWHF) is an American institution founded to honor and recognize women.

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National Women's Political Caucus

The National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) is an organization which was founded in 1971 by leaders of the women's liberation movement to promote women's participation in government.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York's 19th congressional district

New York's 19th congressional district is located in New York's Catskills, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions.

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New York's 20th congressional district

New York's 20th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York's Capital District.

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New York: A Documentary Film

New York: A Documentary Film is an eight-part, 17½ hour, American documentary film on the history of New York City.

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Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)

Ninth Avenue, known as Columbus Avenue between West 59th and 110th Streets, is a thoroughfare on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States.

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NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell is a 2007 documentary directed by Henry Corra that originally aired on VH1.

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Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War

Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War began with demonstrations in 1965 against the escalating role of the United States in the Vietnam War.

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Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism.

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Out on a Limb (book)

Out on a Limb is an autobiographical book written by American film actress and dancer Shirley MacLaine in 1983.

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Phil Donahue

Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935) is an American media personality, writer, film producer and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show.

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Political science

Political science is the scientific study of politics.

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Presidency of Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter's tenure as the 39th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1977, and ended on January 20, 1981.

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Press conference

A press conference, also called news conference or press briefing, is a media event in which notable individuals or organizations invite journalists to hear them speak and ask questions.

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Renée Taylor

Renée Adorée Taylor (née Wexler; born March 19, 1933) is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. Bella Abzug and Richard Nixon are lawyers from New York City.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and streams on Peacock.

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Scott Stringer

Scott M. Stringer (born April 29, 1960) is an American politician who served as the 44th New York City Comptroller.

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Seneca Falls, New York

Seneca Falls is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States.

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Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm are Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) and Female members of the United States House of Representatives.

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Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty on April 24, 1934) is an American actress and author.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States.

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South Vietnam

South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Việt Nam Cộng hòa; VNCH, République du Viêt Nam), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of the Cold War after the 1954 division of Vietnam.

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Southern United States

The Southern United States, sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States.

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Supersisters

Supersisters was a set of 72 trading cards produced and distributed in the United States in 1979 by Supersisters, Inc.

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Suzanne Braun Levine

Suzanne Braun Levine is an American author and editor. Bella Abzug and Suzanne Braun Levine are American women's rights activists.

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Synagogue

A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans.

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Ted Weiss

Theodore S. Weiss (September 17, 1927 – September 14, 1992) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for New York from 1977 until his death in 1992. Bella Abzug and Ted Weiss are Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state), Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives and politicians from Manhattan.

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The Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local, regional, national, and international news.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The Glorias

The Glorias is a 2020 American biographical-drama film directed and produced by Julie Taymor, from a screenplay by Taymor and Sarah Ruhl.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report (USNWR, US NEWS) is an American media company publishing news, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on 10 November 1975, "Determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination" with 72 votes in favour, 35 votes against, and 32 abstentions.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States congressional delegations from New York

These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

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United States Domestic Policy Council

The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for the consideration of domestic policy matters and senior policymaking, and includes Cabinet members and White House officials.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States House of Representatives ban on head covering

The United States House of Representatives ban on head covering is an 1837 simple resolution that is a sumptuary rule restricting Representatives from wearing any headgear during sessions.

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Veteran Feminists of America

Veteran Feminists of America (VFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization for supporters and veterans of the second-wave feminist movement.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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Walton High School (Bronx)

Walton High School was a public four-year high school located in the Jerome Park neighborhood of the Bronx borough in New York.

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Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York, bordering the Long Island Sound to its east and the Hudson River on its west.

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William Fitts Ryan

William Fitts Ryan (June 28, 1922 – September 17, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician. Bella Abzug and William Fitts Ryan are Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) and politicians from Manhattan.

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Willie McGee (convict)

Willie McGee (c. 1916 – May 8, 1951) was an African American man from Laurel, Mississippi, who was sentenced to death in 1945 and executed on Tuesday, May 8, 1951, after being controversially convicted for the rape of a white woman on November 2, 1945.

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WLIW (TV)

WLIW (channel 21) is a secondary PBS member television station licensed to Garden City, New York, United States, serving the New York City television market.

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Women in the United States House of Representatives

Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. Bella Abzug and Women in the United States House of Representatives are Female members of the United States House of Representatives.

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Women Strike for Peace

Women Strike for Peace (WSP, also known as Women for Peace) was a women's peace activist group in the United States.

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Women's Environment and Development Organization

The Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) is an international non-governmental organization based in New York City, U.S. that advocates women's equality in global policy.

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Women's Equality Day

Nancy Pelosi, Anna Eshoo, Barbara Lee and Jackie Speier on the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, when women won the right to vote. Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

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Woody Allen

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Bella Abzug and Woody Allen are people from the Upper East Side.

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Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin (22 April 191612 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain.

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Zionism

Zionism is an ethno-cultural nationalist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century and aimed for the establishment of a Jewish state through the colonization of a land outside of Europe.

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1977 National Women's Conference

The National Women's Conference of 1977 was a four-day event during November 18–21, 1977, as organized by the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year.

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1977 New York City mayoral election

The New York City mayoral election of 1977 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 1977.

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References

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