Bella Abzug
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 24, 1920
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- March 31, 1998
Biography
Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. She was known as a leading figure in what came to be known as eco-feminism.
In 1970, Abzug's first campaign slogan was, "This woman's place is in the House—the House of Representatives." She was later appointed to co-chair the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year created by President Gerald Ford's executive order, presided over the 1977 National Women's Conference, and led President Jimmy Carter's National Advisory Commission for Women. Abzug was a founder of the Commission for Women’s Equality of the American Jewish Congress.
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Movies with Bella Abzug
- Manhattan 1979 · ★ 7.7
- The Battle of the Sexes 2013 · ★ 6.3
- The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby 2011 · ★ 6.2
- NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell 2007 · ★ 7.5
- Koch 2013 · ★ 4.9
- Age Isn't Everything 1991 · ★ 2.7
- Gloria: In Her Own Words 2011 · ★ 6.7
- Year of the Woman 1973 · ★ 9.0
- Working Class Women Changing their World 1977 · ★ 8.0
- Bella! 2023
- From the Interior, Colonized 1992