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Karen DeCrow (née Lipschultz; December 18, 1937 – June 6, 2014) was an American feminist attorney, author, and activist. She was also a strong supporter equal rights for men in custody decisions and the choice of whether or not to become a parent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Feminist Leader Who Became a Men's-Rights Activist )〕 ==Biography== Karen DeCrow was born in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning her career as a journalist, she joined the National Organization for Women in 1969, and in 1969 she ran for mayor of the city of Syracuse, New York, becoming the first female mayoral candidate in the history of New York.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=MEDILL Hall of Achievement: Karen DeCrow )〕 After entering law school, she earned her Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law in 1972〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Syracuse University George Arents Awards: Karen L. DeCrow )〕—the only female in the class of 1972.〔"Karen DeCrow." National Women's Hall of Fame. http://www.greatwomen.org/women-of-the-hall/search-the-hall-results/details/2/229-DeCrow〕 DeCrow was elected president of the National Organization for Women from 1974 to 1977, during which time she led campaigns to ensure that collegiate sports would be included under the scope of Title IX,pressured NASA to recruit women as astronauts, oversaw the opening of a new NOW Action Center in Washington, D.C. and the establishment of NOW's National Task Force on Battered Women/Household Violence, and participated in a tour of over 80 public debates with antifeminist activist Phyllis Schlafly over the Equal Rights Amendment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=National Organization for Women, "Celebrating Our Presidents," now.org )〕 DeCrow was honored by the American Civil Liberties Union in 1985. DeCrow died of melanoma on June 6, 2014 in Jamesville, New York.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Karen DeCrow dead; Former NOW leader and feminist lawyer )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Karen DeCrow, Former President of the National Organization for Women, Dies at 76 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karen DeCrow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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