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My mentors: American womens rights activist Irene Natividad pays tri=
bute
to her three 'political mothers'
BYLINE:
Irene Natividad
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I have three political mothers. One was Bella Abzug, the controversi=
al
began her political life in the anti-war movement in the 60s and mov=
ed
on to the women's movement. At the end of her life she got involved in the
global arena. I credit her with bringing the voice of women's NGOs into the
United Nations - which, because of her stature, couldn't keep her away from=
the
floor. When she died, at the age of 77, Bella was still plotting strategy f=
or
the next UN meeting.
Bella had a very commanding voice, and was a constant source of advi=
ce.
She always called me "kiddo".&nb=
sp;
"Look, kiddo. Don't let these fools fool you." There were people who probably did=
n't
like her
It was meant to be an education bill that made it illegal for
educational institutions receiving government money to discriminate against=
any
girl or woman attending. As a result, athletic programmes had to provide eq=
ual
facilities. Women athletes grew in number and started winning Olympic team
medals. All American women owe her so much.
There are so few Asian-American women involved in US politics at the
national level and she was always proud
of me. Again Patsy was a very practical woman, a leader to the core. Just by
watching her you could see the difficulties faced by a woman of colour who =
is a
member of Congress from the faraway state of
Shirley Chisholm was also from
Irene
Natividad is president of the Global Summit of Women, also k=
nown
as the "Davos for Women",
which
is being held this week in
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