Inez Casiano

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Inez Casiano (1926-2011) was a notable second wave feminist, a labor activist and a founding member of the National Organization for Women. [1]

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National Organization for Women

Casiano was a founding member of the National Organization for Women, joining NOW in 1966. [2] In 1967 she worked as a board member of NOW. [3] According to historian Katherine Turk, she did not stay in this position for very long. [4]

The Phoenix chapter of NOW is named in her honor. [5]

Work for the federal government

In the mid-1960s, Casiano worked on a project for the White House Committee on Children and Youth. [6] Starting in 1967 she worked for the EEOC as an executive assistant to the executive director. [7] In 1969, Casiano worked for the federal government in the Office of Policy Planning and Research. [8] That year she approached President Richard Nixon directly to tell him she felt as though he had been ignoring the concerns of the Puerto Rican community.

Education

Casiano graduated from the Community College of New York (CCNY) in 1960 with a B.B.A. [7]

Personal life

Casiano was born to Puerto Rican parents residing in Brooklyn, New York in 1926. [1] In her late years she lived in Arizona. [6] Casiano died in 2011. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "INEZ CASIANO". veteranfeministsofamerica.org. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  2. 1 2 "Herstory | Central Phoenix • Inez Casiano" . Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Letter to the President of the United States from Betty Friedan" (PDF). March 6, 1967.
  4. ↑ Turk, Katherine (2023). The women of NOW: how feminists built an organization that transformed America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 113. ISBN   978-0-374-60153-9.
  5. ↑ "No Más Bebes Screening | ACLU of Arizona | The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona is the state's premier guardian of liberty, working daily in the courts, Arizona Legislature, and communities statewide to defend and preserve individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the Constitution". www.acluaz.org. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  6. 1 2 "Leadership « National Organization for Women". 350fem.blogs.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  7. 1 2 Love, Barbara J. (2006). Feminists who changed America 1963-1975. Urbana: University of Illinois press. p. 77. ISBN   978-0-252-03189-2.
  8. ↑ "Takes Gripe to President". The Jersey Journal. February 11, 1969.
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