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Women's Action Alliance
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The Women's Action Alliance (WAA), or simply the Alliance, was a feminist organization in the United States which was active from 1971 to 1997.[1] It was founded by Gloria Steinem, Brenda Feigen Fasteau and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes.[2] The board of directors of the WAA included several notable feminists such as Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm.[1] The WAA's mission was to assist local activists through technical and communications support and through them, to create change on a national scale.
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The group created a network of feminist activists, coordinated resources, and led initiatives on a number of issues. The WAA helped to raise discussion for a national agenda of feminist legislation, developed strategies for countering gender stereotypes in developmental education, and helped open the first battered women's shelters.[3]