NOW held its founding conference on October, 29-30, 1968 in Washington, D.C.
Election results:
- Betty Friedan: president
- Kay Clarenbach: chair of the board
- Aileen Hernandez: vice president (elected in absentia with consent)
- Richard Graham: vice president
- Caroline Davis: secretary-treasurer
To refine our policies and establish our specific goals, NOW set up seven Task Forces:
- Family Life
- Education
- Equal Opportunity of Employment
- Media/Image of Women
- Religion
- Women in Poverty
- Women’s Legal and Political Rights
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Betty Friedan and Richard Graham
Photo: The Sisterhood by Marcia Cohen