Muriel Fox

Feminist icon Muriel Fox cofounded the National Organization for Women (NOW) and NOW’s powerful Legal Defense & Education Fund (now Legal Momentum), one of the most pivotal forces in the Second Wave Feminist Movement. An organizing lieutenant to Betty Friedan and head of NOW’s communications, Fox was central in creating both national NOW and the New York Chapter of NOW. Muriel Fox was also cofounder and president of The Women’s Forum, which established “networking” for women, and chair of the Veteran Feminists of America. As Executive Vice President of Carl Boyer & Associates, Muriel Fox became the world’s most preeminent woman in public relations. Fox was a Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate of Barnard College in 1948. At age 95, Muriel Fox is still one of the most important leaders in the feminist movement.