Margaret Flowers was born on November 8,1962 and is an American pediatrician, public health advocate and activist.
11 Facts About Margaret Flowers
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Margaret Flowers was co-chair of the Green Party of the United States until 2020.
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Margaret Flowers received her bachelor's degree in biology in 1986 at Georgetown University.
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From 1990 to 2007, Margaret Flowers practiced medicine first as director of pediatrics at a rural hospital and then in private practice.
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Margaret Flowers left her practice to advocate full time for single payer Medicare for All healthcare.
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Margaret Flowers joined Physicians for a National Health Program, serving as a Congressional Fellow, advocating for a single payer insurance system to expand Medicare to cover everyone.
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In 2010, Margaret Flowers wrote a letter to President Barack Obama explaining her position on healthcare and offering Medicare as a model for a better system.
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In 2011, Margaret Flowers organized with the Occupy Movement in Washington, DC, which evolved into her work at Popular Resistance in 2013, which she co-directed with Kevin Zeese.
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In 2012, Margaret Flowers launched the show Clearing the FOG with her partner Kevin Zeese on We Act Radio in Anacostia, and today is presented on Pacifica Radio as a podcast.
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From 2018 to 2020, Margaret Flowers served on the national Green Party's Steering Committee as one of its seven co-chairs, leading the party.
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Margaret Flowers received the 2020 Women and Media Award, alongside five other women, by the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press for her contributions to media democracy.