Madison home of women's rights leader Kathryn Clarenbach could get landmark status
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Though women should be celebrated every day, March has been designated National Women's History Month. Here's how March came to be known as Women's History Month.
When the National Organization for Women began in 1966, what would become the leading feminist grassroots coalition in America was based in a modest, two-story house near Lake Wingra on Madison’s Near West Side.
Kathryn Clarenbach's home at 2229 Eton Ridge on the Near West Side has been nominated to be the city's first landmark designated in a decade. The house served as the first headquarters of the National Organization for Women.
Kathryn Clarenbach, pictured here in 1988, "was one of the most important movers of social change to have emerged in Wisconsin's history," historian Gary Tipler said.
Kathryn Clarenbach, left, with feminist activist Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique." They were among the group of women who formed the National Organization for Women in 1966.
Kathryn Clarenbach with her son, David, who became the state's youngest state representative at 20 in 1974 and served nine terms in the Assembly, including five terms as speaker pro tem.
Kathryn Clarenbach's home at 2229 Eton Ridge on the Near West Side has been nominated to be the city's first landmark designated in a decade. The house served as the first headquarters of the National Organization for Women.
Kathryn Clarenbach, left, with feminist activist Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique." They were among the group of women who formed the National Organization for Women in 1966.
Kathryn Clarenbach with her son, David, who became the state's youngest state representative at 20 in 1974 and served nine terms in the Assembly, including five terms as speaker pro tem.
Kathryn Clarenbach, pictured here in 1988, "was one of the most important movers of social change to have emerged in Wisconsin's history," historian Gary Tipler said.
