Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 24, 1920
Died
Mar 31, 1998
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
15 titles
Bella Abzug
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bella Abzug, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Bella!
Self (archive footage)
The Battle of the Sexes
Self (archive footage)
Koch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait
Self
From the Interior, Colonized
as herself
Charlie Rose
Self
Age Isn't Everything
Self
Manhattan
Guest of Honor
Working Class Women Changing their World
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Year of the Woman
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self