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How NYC remembers ‘Battling’ Bella Abzug, the pioneering politician and feminist icon

JL;DR SUMMARY Bella Abzug, a pioneering Jewish politician and feminist icon, is celebrated for her tenacious advocacy for civil rights, women's equality, environmentalism, and gay rights during her three terms in the U.S. Congress. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismNew York CityFeminismProgressive PoliticsCivil RightsLgbtq RightsBella AbzugCongressWomen's EqualityJewish Politicians

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Bella Abzug was elected to represent New Yorks 19th Congressional district on Manhattans West Side."
Washington Heights, New York, United States
"Scott Stringer, who went on to become Manhattan Borough President and New York City Comptroller, was then 10 years old. He remembers watching the election returns with his grandmother in Washington Heights, where he grew up."
Bronx, New York, United States
"Over the course of her three terms in Congress, the Bronx-born Abzug became a household name, known for civil rights advocacy and her fierce stances against Richard Nixon and the war in Vietnam."
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
"In 1942, Abzug met her future husband, Martin Abzug, a stockbroker and writer, on a bus in Miami Beach after a Yehudi Menuhin concert."
Houston, Texas, United States
"She also served as Chairwoman of President Carters National Womens Advisory Council and presided over the first National Conference on Women in Houston in 1977."
Queens, New York, United States
"Abzugs aspirations for higher office paved the way for generations of women in politics who came after her, including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of Queens, who once called Abzug the Queen of the West Side."
Seneca Falls, New York, United States
"Before her death, Abzug was inducted into the Womens Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls."
New York, United States
"She also served as Chairwoman of President Carters National Womens Advisory Council and presided over the first National Conference on Women in Houston in 1977."

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