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Obituary

We’re deeply saddened to share that Feminist Press founder Florence Howe (1929–2020) has passed away. Please join us in remembering and celebrating Howe’s life and work.

Feminist Press founder Florence Howe—author, editor, publisher, and teacher—is an internationally recognized leader of the modern feminist movement. She became closely involved with the women's movement after her participation in the civil rights and anti-war movements in the 1960s. Described by colleagues as the “Elizabeth Cady Stanton of women’s …

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Florence fue, es y será quien a lo largo de los años desde que la conocí me acompaña y me inspira, esté donde esté, a m…
Florence fue, es y será quien a lo largo de los años desde que la conocí me acompaña y me inspira, …
Florence fue, es y será quien a lo largo de los años desde que l…
She stayed with me often during the Frankfurt Book Fair and brought her smile, savvy, and appetite for every restaurant…
She stayed with me often during the Frankfurt Book Fair and brought her smile, savvy, and appetite …
She stayed with me often during the Frankfurt Book Fair and brou…

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Born

March 17th, 1929
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Graduated from junior high school

1942
John Marshall Junior High School 210
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Graduated from college

1950
Hunter College, New York, NY, USA
BA in English

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