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About Sonia Pressman Fuentes
Expertise
I am one of the founders of the second wave of the women`s movement. I was a founder of NOW and FEW (Federally Employed Women) and the first woman attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). I am an expert in the history of the women`s movement in the 1960s and '70s, especially in the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited employment discrimination based on sex, among other things.
Experience
I have been involved in women's rights since 1965.
Organizations
I belong to NOW and the Veteran Feminists of America nationally and the Brandeis University National Women's Committee in Sarasota, FL. I am a member of the board of Americans United for Separation of Church and State in Sarasota, FL. My writing has appeared in law and other journals, newspapers and magazines, both in hard copy and online, all over the world. Examples are the "Washington Post"; the Kielce-Radom Special Interest Journal for Jewishgen.com; "Outlook," Canada's progressive Jewish magazine; The Philippines Law Journal; "Common Sense," an international law journal; "Jewish Affairs," in South Africa; and "Frontiers," a feminist law journal.
Education/Credentials
I have a B.A. from Cornell University, where I graduated Phi Beta Kappa and an LL.B. from the University of Miami School of Law, where I graduated first in my class.
Awards and Honors
Superior Performance Award at the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission); Medal of Honor from the Veteran Feminists of America; induction into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame; inclusion in various Who's Who of Women publications; inclusion in "Women of Achievement in Maryland History" reference work; Women at Work award.
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Expert: Sonia Pressman Fuentes
Date: 5/11/2008
Subject: women
Question
can you tell about the womens suffrage?
Answer
Dear Mia:
You ask a huge question. The movement for women's suffrage started with the women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848 and culminated in 1920 when the 19th amendment to the Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states, giving women the right to vote in federal elections (some states, if memory serves, had earlier given women in their states the right to vote in state elections). So, it was a 72-year effort.
To find out more about this effort, I'd suggest you read "Jailed for Freedom" by Doris Stevens and other articles and books about the suffrage movement and Alice Paul. You can read an article I wrote about Miss Paul on my website at http://www.erraticimpact.com/fuentes It's called "Three Legendary Feminists," is a three-part piece, and the piece about Miss Paul is the first of the three pieces.
Best regards,
Sonia
Sonia Pressman Fuentes
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