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Kassell, Paula (2017-2012)

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Kassell, Paula (2017-2012)

Description

Paula Kassell was a journalist and women's rights activist. She graduated from Barnard College in 1939. She helped found the Morris County Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). In 1975 she also helped found the newspaper New Directions for Women in Englewood. She then began writing for the New York Times. She married Gerson G. Friedman. She had two children, Claire Friedman-Foodman and Daniel.

Source

Levin, Jay. "Paula Kassell, feminist writer and activist." The Record, 13 Sep. 2012, p. L6.
"Paula Kassell." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 27 Mar. 2024.

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Birth Date

1917-12-05

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Death Date

2012-08-20

Occupation

Source of File Attached

O'Crowley, Peggy. "Haunted by memories of back-street abortions." The Record, 28 June 1992, p. A-1, A-14.

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Citation

“Kassell, Paula (2017-2012),” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 2, 2026, https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/742.

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