Aileen Clarke Hernandez Quotes


There are no such things as women's issues! All issues are women's issues.


Citations

Aileen Clarke Hernandez, President, National Organization of Women, Speech, NOW Conference, Los Angeles, September 1971

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Aileen Clarke Hernandez
Aileen Clarke Hernandez
  • Born: May 23, 1926
  • Died: February 13, 2017
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  • Profession: Woman's Rights Activist, Union Organizer, President National Organization For Women (1970–1971)

Aileen Clarke Hernandez was an African-American union organizer, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist who served as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) between 1970 and 1971. She was also the first woman to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.