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'''Veteran Feminists of America''' (VFA) is a [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], [[United States]], for veterans of the [[Second-wave feminism|Second Wave]] of the [[feminist movement]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cucinotta|first=Sharon|title=Veteran Feminists Recall Past Battles, Gaze Ahead|url=http://womensenews.org/story/education/010706/veteran-feminists-recall-past-battles-gaze-ahead|newspaper=Womens eNews|date=July 6, 2001}}</ref> It was founded by [[Jacqueline Ceballos]] in 1992<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Feminists of America|url=http://www.rollins.edu/wpi/events/2011-2012/veteran-feminists-of-america.html|publisher=Rollins College|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref> and models the [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]] organization.<ref>{{cite book|last=Boles|first=Janet K.|title=Historical Dictionary of Feminism|year=2004|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham, Md.|isbn=978-0-8108-4946-4|edition=2nd|author2=Hoeveler, Diane Long |chapter=Veteran Feminists of America}}</ref> Veteran Feminists of America regularly hosts reunions for second wave feminists and events honoring feminist leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran Feminists of America Honors Feminist Lawyers Featuring Justice Ginsberg|url=http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=11071|newspaper=[[Ms. (magazine)|Ms.]]|date=June 9, 2008}}</ref>
'''Veteran Feminists of America''' (VFA) is a [[non-profit organization]] for veterans of the [[Second-wave feminism|Second Wave]] of the [[feminist movement]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cucinotta|first=Sharon|title=Veteran Feminists Recall Past Battles, Gaze Ahead|url=http://womensenews.org/story/education/010706/veteran-feminists-recall-past-battles-gaze-ahead|newspaper=Womens eNews|date=July 6, 2001}}</ref> It was founded by [[Jacqueline Ceballos]] in 1992<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Feminists of America|url=http://www.rollins.edu/wpi/events/2011-2012/veteran-feminists-of-america.html|publisher=Rollins College|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref>. Veteran Feminists of America regularly hosts reunions for second wave feminists and events honoring feminist leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran Feminists of America Honors Feminist Lawyers Featuring Justice Ginsberg|url=http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=11071|newspaper=[[Ms. (magazine)|Ms.]]|date=June 9, 2008}}</ref>


The mission of the Veteran Femininsts of America are to "enjoy camaraderie forged during those years of intense commitment, to honor ourselves and our heroes, to document our history, to rekindle the spark and spirit of the feminist revolution and act as keeper of the flame so that the ideals of feminism continue to reverberate and influence others."<ref>http://www.vfa.us/History.htm</ref> Veteran Feminists of America is a primary source for journalists, writers as well as historians for information about [[Second-wave feminism|Second Wave feminism]].<ref>http://www.vfa.us/History.htm</ref>
The mission of the Veteran Femininsts of America are to "enjoy camaraderie forged during those years of intense commitment, to honor ourselves and our heroes, to document our history, to rekindle the spark and spirit of the feminist revolution and act as keeper of the flame so that the ideals of feminism continue to reverberate and influence others."<ref>http://www.vfa.us/History.htm</ref> Veteran Feminists of America is a primary source for journalists, writers as well as historians for information about [[Second-wave feminism|Second Wave feminism]].<ref>http://www.vfa.us/History.htm</ref>


[[Judith Meuli]] designed the Veteran Feminists of America pin and medal of honor.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=kpNarH7t9CkC&pg=PA311&lpg=PA311&dq=meuli+president+los+angeles+now&source=bl&ots=WnzzvfWBpa&sig=OOCbcL8rCY-GcwmJKLHZDwbWOVI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=p7moUu__CtS2sATP44HYDw&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=meuli%20president%20los%20angeles%20now&f=false</ref><ref>http://www.vfa.us/Obituaries.htm#Judith%20Meuli</ref>


==Honoring Feminist Leaders==
The Veteran Feminists of America are known for honoring feminist leaders who continue to progress within the feminist movement. In 2007, Veteran Feminists of America honored [[National Organization for Women]] President [[Kim Gandy]] for her ongoing contributions to the feminist movement.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ettin|first1=Johanna|title=Veretan Feminists of America Honors NOW Activists, President Kim Gandy|url=http://ezproxy.stockton.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=27964667&site=ehost-live|publisher=National NOW Foundation Times|accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref>


In 2011, a conference was held to discuss early feminine oppression and "further the efforts of the non-profit Veteran Feminists of America."<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran Feminists Want to Pass Torch|accessdate=9 December 2014|agency=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company, Inc.|date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>



==Pop Culture==

Group member [[Linda Stein (artist)|Linda Stein]] and two other Veteran Feminists of America representatives appeared in the 2006 film ''[[Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan]]'', having been hoodwinked into believing that [[Borat|Borat Sagdiyev]], who interviewed them in Stein's [[Manhattan]] sculpture studio in 2005, was a journalist for [[Belarus]] Television.<ref>Stein, Linda. [http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_179/howiwasduped.html "How I was duped by Ali G."] ''Downtown Express''. October 13, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Toms|first=Katie|title=Oh, Borat, you bounder|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/oct/29/features.review|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 October 2006}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 23:56, 30 April 2015

Veteran Feminists of America (VFA) is a non-profit organization for veterans of the Second Wave of the feminist movement.[1] It was founded by Jacqueline Ceballos in 1992[2]. Veteran Feminists of America regularly hosts reunions for second wave feminists and events honoring feminist leaders.[3]

The mission of the Veteran Femininsts of America are to "enjoy camaraderie forged during those years of intense commitment, to honor ourselves and our heroes, to document our history, to rekindle the spark and spirit of the feminist revolution and act as keeper of the flame so that the ideals of feminism continue to reverberate and influence others."[4] Veteran Feminists of America is a primary source for journalists, writers as well as historians for information about Second Wave feminism.[5]




See also

References

  1. ^ Cucinotta, Sharon (July 6, 2001). "Veteran Feminists Recall Past Battles, Gaze Ahead". Womens eNews.
  2. ^ "Veteran Feminists of America". Rollins College. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Veteran Feminists of America Honors Feminist Lawyers Featuring Justice Ginsberg". Ms. June 9, 2008.
  4. ^ http://www.vfa.us/History.htm
  5. ^ http://www.vfa.us/History.htm


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