Bella Abzug

from New York City, New York

Artwork for Manhattan

Biography

Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. She was known as a leading figure in what came to be known as eco-feminism.

In 1970, Abzug's first campaign slogan was, "This woman's place is in the House—the House of Representatives." She was later appointed to co-chair the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year created by President Gerald Ford's executive order, presided over the 1977 National Women's Conference, and led President Jimmy Carter's National Advisory Commission for Women. Abzug was a founder of the Commission for Women’s Equality of the American Jewish Congress.

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Timeline

2023Aged 103

  • Poster for Bella!

    Self (archive footage)

2013Aged 93

  • Poster for Koch

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Battle of the Sexes

    Self (archive footage)

2011Aged 91

  • Poster for Gloria: In Her Own Words

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007Aged 87

  • Poster for NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992Aged 72

1991Aged 71

  • Poster for Age Isn't Everything

    Self

1979Aged 59

  • Poster for Manhattan

    Guest of Honor

1973Aged 53

  • Poster for Year of the Woman

    Self