Molly Yard
Molly Yard (born July 6, 1912 in Shanghai , China , † September 21, 2005 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA ; born Mary Alexander Yard ) was a women's rights activist and president of the National Organization for Women ( NOW ) from 1987 to 1991 .
Life
Molly Yard was born in Shanghai to Methodist missionaries and grew up in Chengdu . In the 1930s she graduated from Swarthmore College , a co-educational college .
In 1953 she moved to Pittsburgh, where she supported David L. Lawrence in 1958 and the presidential elections in 1960 by John F. Kennedy and in 1972 by George McGovern .
Yard became an active member of the NOW in 1971 and joined the national NOW movement in 1978. She supported the fight for women's rights and donated over a million dollars for this purpose. In 1987 she was elected President of NOW until she resigned in December 1991.
Awards
- Feminist Majority Foundation's lifetime achievement award (for her achievements for women's rights)
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| SURNAME | Yard, Molly |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yard, Mary Alexander (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American suffragette |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanghai , People's Republic of China |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2005 |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, USA |