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ESTABLISHED IN 1970 BY THE FOUNDERS OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, LEGAL MOMENTUM IS DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. ITS GROUNDBREAKING WORK ON BEHALF OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, EQUAL WORK AND EQUAL PAY, THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, STRONG FAMILIES, AND STRONG COMMUNITIES.
THE ORGANIZATION IS AT THE CENTER OF EVERY MAJOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE CONCERN ON THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS AGENDA, DEFINING THE ISSUES AND BRINGING THEM TO PUBLIC ATTENTION.
LEGAL MOMENTUM ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES, EMPLOYS SOPHISTICATED MEDIA STRATEGIES, DISTRIBUTES UP-TO-THE-MINUTE FACT SHEETS, AND ORGANIZES NATIONAL GRASSROOTS COALITIONS TO PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN BROAD-BASED ADVOCACY FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY.
SUPPORTERS OF THIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ARE LARGELY MADE UP OF SUCCESSFUL WOMEN WHO SUPPORT MANY TYPES OF CAUSES AND WHO REPRESENT AN EDUCATED, WELL-EMPLOYED CONSUMER AUDIENCE. |
