Patricia Ireland was born on October 19,1945 and is an American administrator and feminist.
13 Facts About Patricia Ireland
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Patricia Ireland served as president of the National Organization for Women from 1991 to 2001 and published an autobiography, What Women Want, in 1996.
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Patricia Ireland's parents are James Ireland, a metallurgical engineer, and Joan Filipek, a volunteer counselor and local director of Planned Parenthood.
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Patricia Ireland grew up in Valparaiso, Indiana, and graduated from Valparaiso High School at the age of sixteen in 1962.
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Patricia Ireland began studying at DePauw University and married Don Anderson, a student at Ball State University, and the couple transferred to the University of Tennessee.
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Patricia Ireland quickly divorced her first husband and received her bachelor's degree from the university in 1966.
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Patricia Ireland received a JD degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1975.
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Patricia Ireland advocated extensively for the rights of poor women, gays and lesbians, and African-American women.
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Patricia Ireland has advocated electing female candidates, and training people to defend clinics from anti-abortion protesters around the United States.
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Patricia Ireland ran for re-election in 1993, winning with 671 votes against Efia Nwangaza, who received 235 votes.
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Patricia Ireland published a book, What Women Want, in 1996.
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In 2003, Patricia Ireland served for six months as the CEO of the YWCA.
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In October 2003, Patricia Ireland was dismissed after refusing to step down, although YWCA spokespeople denied that conservative pressure was a factor in the decision.