Nikki Beare was an American feminist, journalist, and lobbyist who served as president of Florida's National Organization for Women chapter.
21 Facts About Nikki Beare
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Nikki Beare was hired as a lobbyist by NOW in an effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment and worked to fight instances of job and insurance discrimination.
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Nikki Beare was invited to the Third and Fourth World Conference on Women in 1985 and 1995.
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Nikki Beare was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Muriel Nikki Beare Brink was born on March 7,1928, in Detroit, Michigan, as the only daughter of parents Stanley and Dorothy Brink.
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Nikki Beare's father was a basketball player and her mother worked so she was raised by housekeepers.
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Nikki Beare graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1946 and married Richard A Beare.
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In 1962, Nikki Beare published a book titled From turtle soup to coconuts; a gourmet guide to good eating and restaurants on the Florida Keys.
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In 1968, Nikki Beare was inspired by American feminist Roxcy Bolton to help found the Florida chapter of National Organization for Women.
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Nikki Beare was later named president of Florida's NOW chapter after Martha Ingle resigned.
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In 1970, Nikki Beare helped Gwen Cherry, Dade County's first female black attorney, get elected to the Florida House of Representatives as well as helped Elaine Gordon get elected as a Democratic legislator from Dade County.
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Nikki Beare began her own feminist newspaper titled "Women's Almanac" which ran from 1975 to 1985.
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In 1976, Nikki Beare worked with the Florida Insurance Task Force to fight against instances of discrimination based on gender.
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Nikki Beare teamed up with Gordon, now an established state legislator, to start a statewide feminist credit union.
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Nikki Beare worked with Gordon and Elaine Bloom, who became a legislator, on WKAT Radio with a feminist radio show titled "Women's Powerline".
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In 1978, Nikki Beare served as Vice President of the Women's Business Council of Dade County and later she served on NOW's Advisory Board for the National Women's Political Caucus.
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In 1980, Nikki Beare earned her Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College where she focused on Women in Nineteenth Century American Culture.
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In 1985 and 1995, Nikki Beare was invited to the United Nations World Conference on Women.
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Nikki Beare worked with Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth on the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.
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In 1994, Nikki Beare was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
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Nikki Beare further continued her activism work by serving as a chairwoman of the National Committee on Travel for Persons With Disabilities of ASTA.