Alan Gross first moved to New Jersey for graduate school in the late 1960s and found the Princeton chapter of NOW. He considers himself a support person for what the organization does and has been active since the 1980s. Retired social worker Skip Drumm first heard of NOW at a friend’s house in 1974 and has been active ever since. They have both served in leadership roles and discuss how the organization has evolved.
Read MoreJudith Buckman
Judith Buckman joined NOW in the 1970s. She discusses how she had to navigate her politics around a variety of groups in which she was active. Judith has held every NOW leadership office, and has led multiple groups to a variety of conferences. She talks about how activism has changed since 2016.
Read MoreJoanie Parks
Joanie Parks worked in office support for forty-seven years. She joined NOW in 1975 and helped start a chapter of the organization in a very conservative town. Joanie discusses the important work that she was involved in and what NOW means to her.
Read MoreMargaret Nichols
Therapist Margie Nichols is the founder and was the first executive director of the Institute for Personal Growth. She charts the therapeutic evolution of helping the LGBT community, and discusses the many LGBT and gay-lesbian organizations that she was a part of and founded, including HYACINTH, a social service organization for people with AIDS.
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