History and Structure
The FMF—an IRS 501(c)(3) tax deductible, non-profit organization—is a research and education organization and the publisher of Ms. magazine. Founded in 1987 by Eleanor Smeal, three-time President of NOW (1977-82, 1985-87), it has offices in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, California.
FMF became the publisher of Ms. in 2001. Co-founded in 1972 by political activist and feminist Gloria Steinem, Ms. produces articles on the conditions of women in the United States and abroad. Ms. covered the situation of women in Afghanistan before the U.S. invasion, as well as the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, amidst the resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and contributed to the pressure surrounding the resignation of former House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
The FMF has several campaigns and programs that deal with Women's Health and Reproductive Rights domestically and abroad, including:
- National Clinic Access Project
- Campaign for Women's Health
- Mifepristone
- Choices Campus Leadership Program (College and University Women)
- Global Reproductive Rights Campaign
- Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls
- Emergency Contraception Initiative
- National Center for Women and Policing
- Education Equity Program
- Rock for Choice.
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