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Who was the founder of the national organization of women (now)?

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There are 3 main founders of the feminist group NOW. They are Betty Frieden, Muriel Fox, and Shirley Chisholm. 
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Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Pauli Murray, Muriel Fox were the founders of NOW.

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NOW (National Organization for Women) was an American activist organization which was founded in 1966. It advocated equal rights for women and was the largest Feminist group in the United States. It had more than 400,000 members during the beginning of 21 century.

It was established by a group of feminists who were actively challenging gender discrimination in American society. Betty Friedman was the first president of the organization and also one of the founding members. The organization has both men and women. Its headquarter is in Washington DC and has branches in all 50 states.

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