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	Bella Abzug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was a well-known Jewish American political figure and a leader of the women's movement.
		Abzug was an outspoken advocate of liberal causes, including support for the Equal Rights Amendment, and opposition to the Vietnam War.
		Abzug, who was Jewish, appeared in the WLIW video A Laugh, A Tear, A Mitzvah.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bella_Abzug (360 words)

	Bella Abzug – FemBio: notable women
		Bella's forthright, forceful manner and flamboyant appearance may often have inspired controversy and criticism in the American political arena, yet this very serious woman spent her lifetime dedicated to public service and activism on behalf of the oppressed and ignored.
		Bella's most ardent wish, to be appointed to the Armed Services Committee so that she could work to limit the influence of the military-industrial complex, was denied; however, this disappointment didn't stop her from pushing forward her agenda for peace and popular empowerment.
		Bella was also known for her serious work ethic; she was a whirlwind of activity, sacrificing sleep and health in her determination to serve her constituents and America well.
	www.fembio.org /women/bella-abzug.shtml (1291 words)

	JWA - Bella Abzug - Biography
		At tuition free Hunter College Bella was student body president, and on scholarship at Columbia she was one of only a minuscule number of women law students across the nation.
		At the age of 50, Abzug ran for congress in Manhattan and won on a strong feminist and peace platform.
		Abzug gave her final public speech before the UN in March of 1998, and died soon after, at the age of 77.
	www.jwa.org /exhibits/wov/abzug (449 words)

	Feminist trailblazer Bella Abzug dies at 77
		Bella S. Abzug, the former U.S. representative from Manhattan who over three decades in public life came to epitomize outspoken Democratic liberalism on issues such as women's rights and opposition to the war in Vietnam, died Tuesday.
		In addition to her far-left politics, Abzug's trademarks were her raspy voice, her penchant for hats, her sure sense of where the nearest television camera could be found and a strong belief that her position on any issue was irrefutably correct.
		Abzug said she began wearing hats as a young lawyer in a bid to distinguish herself from secretaries.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/page1/98/04/01/abzug-obit_2-0.html (733 words)

	Miriam's Cup: Biography of Bella Abzug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bella Savitzky Abzug was born in the Bronx on July 24, 1920 to Esther Tanklefsky and Emanuel Savitzky, immigrants from Russia, just one month before women in the United States were given the right to vote.
		Bella became inseparable from her socialist Zionist friends, who kept her out all night going to theater, concerts or meetings at the young age of 11.
		Bella served from 1971 to 1977 and was acknowledged by U.S. News and World Report as the “third most influential” House member, and by a 1977 Gallup poll as one of the twenty most influential women of the world.
	www.miriamscup.com /AbzugBiog.htm (1180 words)

	In memory of Bella Abzug
		Bella Abzug was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives after a long career as a labor lawyer, civil-liberties advocate, and peace activist.
		Abzug was among the most vocal members of congress demanding an immediate withdrawal of American military forces from Indochina during the Vietnam conflict in the 1970s.
		Abzug was born Bella Savitsky on July 24, 1920, the daughter of a Emanuel and Esther Savitsky.
	www.womansource.com /bella.htm (859 words)

	Bella Abzug
		By the time she was eleven, Bella and her gang of socialist Zionists planned to go to Israel together as a kibbutz community; In the meantime, they were inseparable and traveled throughout New York City, hiked in the countryside, danced and sang all night, went to free concerts, museums, the theater, picnics, and meetings.
		Abzug appealed the case before the Supreme Court and achieved two stays of execution when she argued that "Negroes were systematically excluded from jury service." But she did not achieve a change of venue, and after the third trial and conviction, all appeals were denied.
		After Abzug was defeated in a four-way primary race for the Senate in 1976 by less than one percent, President Carter appointed her chair of the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, and later cochair of the National Advisory Commission for Women.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/abzug.html (2732 words)

	Lifetimetv.com: Our Lifetime Commitment - Cable in the Classroom
		It is perhaps no coincidence that Bella Abzug was born in the same year that women were first allowed to vote; for it was she who understood — arguably, better than any woman this century — how to best fight for, use and promote a woman's voice in American politics.
		Bella took her defeat in stride, turning her formidable attention to international issues and to promoting the cause of a greater women's representation in politics and power everywhere.
		Bella Abzug died on March 31, 1998 of complications from that procedure.
	www.lifetimetv.com /community/olc/cable/bio_abzug.html (777 words)

	Bella statue plan deferred
		Liz Abzug, Bella’s daughter and a liberal activist in her own right, said that many of her mother’s friends and even rivals like former Mayor Ed Koch supported raising funds for a bronze statue of Bella in the middle of the Village which she represented in Congress 30 years ago.
		Abzug said it was too early to announce the board of directors of the new group, but she noted that she received encouragement from City Councilmembers Christine Quinn and Alan Gerson.
		Bella, born in 1920 the year women were guaranteed the right to vote and renowned for her strong opinions and big hats, was a pioneer in the women’s rights movement and was honored in 1994 by the Veteran Feminists of America.
	www.thevillager.com /villager_19/bellastatue.html (323 words)

	Tribute to Bella Abzug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An important thing to note about Bella is that her work was by no means limited to the cause of women's equality.
		Bella Abzug was committed to eradicating all forms of injustice in this country and around the world.
		Bella Abzug was truly one of a kind, and she will be dearly missed by friends, family, and those whose causes she championed over the years.
	www.senate.gov /member/ct/dodd/general/press/Speeches/105_98/0403c.htm (505 words)

	Abzug bella trademark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		During the 1950s, Bella was one of the The Glass Ceiling Biographies - Bella Abzug flamboyant figure, with her trademark wide-brimmed hats and feisty manner.
		Miriam's Cup: Biography of Bella Abzug Bella Savitzky Abzug was born in the Bronx on J to Esther Tanklefsky and so she decided to wear large hats, which became her trademark.
		Bella Abzug (1920 - 1998) was one of the giants of this movement.
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	Bella Abzug
		Bella Savitzky (Abzug) was born in New York City on 24th July 1920.
		A strong opponent of the Vietnam War, Abzug was an initiator of Women Strike for Peace Movement that was established in 1961.
		Abzug was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1977.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAabzug.htm (872 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Politics
		Abzug was 50 and already had a lifetime of passionate activism behind her as a labor and civil rights lawyer who fought for peace and against Joe McCarthy's witch hunts.
		Many remember Abzug's high-profile opposition to the Vietnam War -- she tried unsuccessfully to sponsor a bill for troop withdrawal, used a procedural tactic to force President Nixon to surrender the Pentagon Papers and was the first congressional member to call for his impeachment.
		Congresswoman Abzug was in full glory, the earth-mother ship, as she plowed through a sea of communications workers at a cocktail party.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/campaigns/junkie/links/abzug.htm (1450 words)

	WEDO's Executive Director has the overall responsibility for administering the organization and developing and ...
		Bella Abzug—feminist activist, lawyer and former U.S. Congresswoman—exercised her unique leadership in the courts, the streets, the halls of Congress and the United Nations.
		Comfortable and effective in all these arenas, Bella was known for her outspokenness, her willingness to take risks and her commitment to the disenfranchised in society.
		Founded by Bella Abzug and Mim Kelber in 1990, WEDO is an international advocacy organization that seeks to increase the power of women worldwide as policymakers to achieve economic and social justice, a healthy and peaceful planet, and human rights for all.
	www.cwgl.rutgers.edu /globalcenter/employment/bella.htm (630 words)

	Bella Abzug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 - March 31, 1998) was a well-known American (American: A native or inhabitant of the United States) political figure and a leader of the women's movement (women's movement: more facts about this subject).
		Abzug was an outspoken advocate of liberal causes, including support for the Equal Rights Amendment (Equal Rights Amendment: the equal rights amendment (era) was a proposed, but unratified, amendment to the...
		Abzug, who was Jewish (Jewish: the word jew (hebrew:) is used in a wide number...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/bella_abzug (339 words)

	Women's Movement Loses Great Agitator: Bella Azbug 1920-1998
		Abzug's legislative credits include introducing the bill that established Women's Equality Day on Aug. 26; she was also an early co-sponsor of both the Equal Rights Amendment and Freedom of Information Act.
		Under Abzug's direction, WEDO became one of the leading advocates for strong action at several United Nations conferences.
		Out of that conference, Abzug developed the "Contract with the World's Women," a global campaign to implement the U.N. Platform for Action, and she worked tirelessly for its adoption.
	www.now.org /nnt/05-98/bella.html (635 words)

	Bella Abzug Dies At 77 - March 31, 1998
		Recognized by her trademark hat and raspy voice, Abzug was a labor and civil rights lawyer and peace activist before becoming the first Jewish woman in Congress.
		Dubbed by the tabloids as "Battlin' Bella" or "Mother Courage," Abzug's tough stances were often a lightening rod for publicity, and contempt from conservatives.
		Abzug's other attempts to return to politics also ended in defeat, losing runs for New York City mayor and two bids to return to Congress.
	www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/1998/03/31/abzug (521 words)

	Bella Abzug
		Over the next 23 years Abzug divided her time between the practice of law--focusing mainly on civil rights and labor law--and work on behalf of various causes, especially those of peace and disarmament.
		She was reelected to the House in 1972 and 1974 from the redrawn 20th district but relinquished the seat in 1976 to run for the Senate; she was defeated by Daniel P. Moynihan.
		Abzug returned to private law practice in 1980 but continued her political and public activities.
	www.stonewallsociety.com /famouspeople/bella.htm (447 words)

	Feminist Daily News 3/31/1998: Former U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug Dies
		Abzug is known for her ardent campaigns for women’s and civil rights, her anti-war sentiments during Vietnam and her eccentric hats.
		Abzug was elected to Congress in 1970 and served until 1976, when she ran for the U.S. Senate challenging Daniel P. Moynihan.
		Bella commented on her lifelong contributions to the women’s movement, noting that she “always had a decent sense of outrage,” and, “My mother said I was a feminist from the day I was born in 1920, the year women got the vote.”
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=2602 (497 words)

	JWA - Bella Abzug - An Unconventional Courtship
		Bella Savitsky met Martin Abzug in 1942 while on vacation in Florida.
		But it was back in New York that he won her heart, not only with his typing, but with his deep respect for her and the role she hoped to play in the world.
		Over the years, Bella pointed repeatedly to Martin's support as her crucial foundation in a hostile world.
	www.jwa.org /exhibits/wov/abzug/courtship.html (236 words)

	Feminist pioneer Bella Abzug dies
		NEW YORK -- Former Rep. Bella Abzug, whose New York brass and wide-brimmed hats made her one of the most influential and recognizable leaders of the women's liberation movement in the 1970s, died yesterday at 77.
		Abzug was in the vanguard of the emerging feminist movement.
		One of the last of the old-style New York liberal Democrats, she was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and a bitter foe of President Nixon.
	www.recordonline.com /1998/04/04-01-98/abzugo.htm (744 words)

	Feminista! v2n6 - Bella's Lesson
		Bella was born in the same year that women won the right to vote.
		Bella believed that women in hats were taken more seriously, and it therefore followed that the bigger the hat, the more serious the woman.
		Perhaps most importantly of all, Bella Abzug imbued generations of young women with the chutzpah to stand out and speak out, because she just plain refused to sit down and be quiet.
	www.feminista.com /archives/v2n6/westpeske.html (600 words)

	Bella Abzug
		Bella met Martin while she was visiting some of her relatives in Miami after her graduation in Hunter College.
		Eve Gail (Eegee) was born in 1949, she is a sculptor and social worker and Isobel Jo (Liz) was born in 1952, she is an attorney and political consultant.
		Abzug Goes to Washington, Gender Gap: Bella Abzug's Guide to Political Power for American Women, Women, Looking Beyond 2000, and Women and the Environment and she even she appeared in a movie, Manhattan.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/abzug.htm (875 words)

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	JWA - Bella Abzug - Published Sources
		Bella and her ever-supportive mother, Esther Savitsky, circa 1930 Bella Abzug Exhibit - Five Cents on the Subway
		Abzug explains her view of feminism as a vision of what we love in a speech in San Francisco during the Regan years Bella Abzug Exhibit - Biography
		Abzug joins in passing the torch to young feminists at the 20th anniversary of the Spirit of Houston Bella Abzug Exhibit - Passing the Torch
	www.jwa.org /archive/abzug/bacl.html (1016 words)

	Bella Abzug
		Prior to serving in Congress, Bella practiced law in the area of civil rights and labor law.
		She was a 1968 supporter of Eugene McCarthy, and in 1970 she became the first Jewish woman elected to Congress, unseating Democratic incumbent Leonard Farbstein and defeating Republican Barry Farber.
		Abzug had the audacity to attempt an investigation into the competence of J.
	www.nndb.com /people/601/000024529 (126 words)

	Bella Abzug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bella Abzug is an attorney, author, lecturer, news commentator, and former US Representative from New York.
		While giving most of her time to environmental work, Bella Abzug continues to devote her energies to women's rights and reproductive freedom.
		She is chair of New York city's Commission on the Status of Women and is directing a National Parity Campaign to increase the number of women in elective office.
	www.iisd.org /50comm/panel/pan03.htm (201 words)

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