What can feminist history teach us in 2026? This week, Kim and Rose sit down with Dr. Katherine Turk, historian and author of The Women of NOW, to find out. They discuss the promise and the challenges the founders of NOW faced as feminists in mid-20th century America, and what they can teach us about building effective feminist coalitions today. Listen here: https://lnk.to/feminismNOW!facebook | National Organization for Women (NOW)

On June 28th and 29th, 54 years ago in 1966, the National Organization for Women was founded. The founding conference of NOW was held in Washington, D.C., where Betty Friedan was elected as NOW's first president! NOW is a multi-issue, multi-strategy organization that takes a holistic approach to women’s rights under six core issues: economic justice for women, equal rights for women, championing abortion rights, reproductive freedom and other women’s health issues, opposing racism, fighting bigo