Jill Ruckelshaus
Jill Ruckelshaus (née Strickland, born 1937) is a former special White House assistant and head of the White House Office of Women's Programs and a feminist activist.[1][2][3][4] She also served as a commissioner for the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[5]
Work
She is a graduate of Indiana University. [6]
In 1971 she was one of the founders of the National Women's Political Caucus.[7]
She resigned as special White House assistant and head of the White House Office of Women's Programs in 1974, having been part of the White House staff for a little more than a year.[1]
She was appointed by President Gerald Ford as presiding officer of the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year in 1975, but resigned as such in 1976.[8] She was also a Representative in the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations World Conference of the International Women's Year in Mexico City, which was from June 19 to July 2, in 1975.[9]
From 1980 to 1983 she served as a commissioner for the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[5]
Currently, Ruckelshaus is a director for the Costco Wholesale Corporation. [10]
Personal life
She married William Ruckelshaus in 1962 and they had three children together.[11]
Media
In 1977 she was photographed by Diana Mara Henry.[12] Ruckelshaus is a main character in the 2020 FX on Hulu mini-series, Mrs. America. She is portrayed by Elizabeth Banks. [13]
References
- ^ a b "Jill Ruckelshaus Quits As White House Aide - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. March 19, 1974. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Tucson Daily Citizen Archives, Oct 3, 1973, p. 20". Newspaperarchive.com. October 3, 1973. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Notes on People - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. August 3, 1973. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Barbara Love, ed. (September 22, 2006). Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. pp. 398–. ISBN 978-0-252-03189-2.
- ^ a b sternweis (January 19, 2012). "We're Here for the Long Haul • See You There • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach". Blogs.extension.iastate.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Indiana University Honors & Awards".
- ^ Early History. "History | National Women's Political Caucus". Nwpc.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Shelah Gilbert Leader; Patricia Rusch Hyatt (October 19, 2016). American Women on the Move: The Inside Story of the National Women’s Conference, 1977. Lexington Books. pp. 2–, xix-, xx. ISBN 978-1-4985-3600-4.
- ^ Media Report to Women. Communication Research Associates, Incorporated.
- ^ "Jill Ruckelshaus On the C-SPAN Networks:". C-Span. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Ruckelshaus, William Doyle (b. 1932)". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Jill Ruckelshaus, 1977". Credo.library.umass.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9244556/reference