Former NOW President Molly Yard Dies at 93

[Eugene]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5293325,00.html

Former NOW President Molly Yard Dies at 93


Wednesday September 21, 2005 7:16 PM

AP Photo NY115

By JOE MANDAK

Associated Press Writer

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Molly Yard, the longtime liberal activist who led
the National Organization for Women during the fight over the
nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court, has died.
She was 93.

Yard died Wednesday in the Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Pittsburgh,
said her son, James Garrett, an assistant U.S. attorney.

Yard was elected president of NOW in 1987 after nearly a decade on
its national staff. She stepped down in late 1991, after suffering
a stroke at her office earlier that year.

She made NOW more visible and worked against Bork, whom the Senate
rejected as President Reagan's high court nominee after a bitter
political battle in 1987. She said he might provide a fifth vote
to override the high court's 1973 ruling legalizing abortion.

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[Southpaw Bookworm]

1. RIP Ms. Yard

But thank you for the work you did.

:cry:

[Scout]

2. I will miss her. She awakened my activism long ago.

I saw her speak live a couple of times, very remarkable woman. Passionate, compassionate, articulate and a great leader.

Peace to you Molly Yard. :cry:

[CTyankee]

3. I heard a RW radio talk show cruelly insult her

when she was being interviewed live back in 1989 or 1990. They made fun of her being old as I recall and I rmember feeling so horrible for her. She was trying to argue the merits of the issue, which was I think the gag rule, and this guy just came out with a nasty aside about her age. She replied that she would not continue to talk to them and hung up.

Molly was great. I'm sorry she's gone but happy that she had a long 93 years to her life.

[tishaLA]

4. RIP Ms Yard

You were a warrior.

[dhinojosa]

5. Let's tank Roberts in memory of her.

She would've wanted it that way.

[MaineDem]

6. Rest well, Molly!

You've been an inspiring woman. Your good work lives on!

[smirkymonkey]

7. When are all the evil Republicans going to start dropping like flies?

I swear, it's always those who are on the side of truth and justice that seem to be doing all the dying lately.

RIP Molly.

[Maccagirl]

8. RIP Molly

Thank you so much for fighting the good fight.


:cry:

[barb162]

9. I am very sorry; she was a wonderful feminist leader