Ireland Reelected President of NOW

Patricia Ireland was reelected as president of the National Organization for Women and announced a new campaign aimed at electing 2,000 feminist women to office by 2000. “Yes, we must fight to maintain the gains we have made over the past 30 years, but we cannot be satisfied with the status quo,” Ireland said. More than 500 activists at NOW’s annual conference reelected Ireland to a second four-year term on a voice vote. The Victory 2000 campaign will push for the election of feminist candidates at all levels of the political system, from the school board on up, vice president for action Elizabeth Toledo said. The campaign will also seek to reelect women who have stood for feminist goals, including Sen. Carol Mosely-Braun (D-Ill.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), she said.