Who is Eleanor Smeal?
“Smeal extended that vision into the next millennium with her plans for Feminist Expo 2000, which was held March 31 – April 2 at the new, state-of-the-art Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Expo 2000, attended by over 6,000 people, ushered in the new millennium by bringing together women’s groups from every sector of society to show the strength and depth of the feminist movement in the United States and throughout the world. Expo 2000 showcased the power of the feminist movement, its ideas and vision for the 21st Century, as well as the diversity of its work, constituencies, and accomplishments. Feminist Expo 2000 ignited the women’s movement on the cutting-edge issues of our time – fighting for women’s equality and empowerment, expanding feminism globally, promoting a gender perspective on our nation’s and world budgets, and countering the Right Wing backlash, which thrreatans abortion clinics and the rights of women, lesbians and gay men, and people of color.” http://www.femi
