Paula Cullison with Gloria Steinem, feminist / founder of Ms Magazine. “She inspired me to create the 1985 project and spoke at one of our first IWD events 1987(?) and then at ASU in 2007.” ~ Paula Cullison

Thank you to our guest speaker, Paula Cullison, President and Founder of AZ Women’s Partnership, Inc., who presented the history of women’s rights in this country in honor of Women’s History Month. Featured in the presentation were Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Alice Paul, Bella Abzug, Rosa Parks and Gloria Steinem, among others. Paula has worked for women’s rights and equality since the 1960s.

“US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was one of our featured speakers for my project 1985 The Year for All Arizona Women 
(I worked on her campaign for the Democratic nomination for Pres – she lost to Jimmy Carter)” ~ Paula Cullison

“US Congresswoman Bella Abzug was the featured speaker at an event I created in 1991- Politics of the Environment / Eco-feminsim 
(with support from the United Nations Association (I was pres of the Phoenix Chapter) and the Phoenix City Club)” ~ Paula Cullison