Ronnie Eldridge

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Ronnie Eldridge
Born	Ronnie Myers Eldridge
Occupation	Activist, Businesswoman, Politician, Television Host
Alma mater	Barnard College class of 1952
Spouse(s)	Jimmy Breslin (1982-present)
Children	Daniel M. Eldridge Emily Eldridge Lucy Eldridge
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Ronnie Eldridge is an American activist, businesswoman, politician, and television host. She is the current host of Eldridge & Co., a weekly television talk show on CUNY TV, the television station of the City University of New York. A protegee of Robert F. Kennedy, Eldridge went on to serve New York City's Mayor John V. Lindsay as Special Assistant, and was the only female member of the cabinet of New York Governor Mario Cuomo serving as Director of the Division for Women. Equal parts entrepreneurial and political she spearheaded Special Projects for MS Magazine and served as Executive Director of the MS Foundation for Women. From 1989 to 2001, she represented the Upper West Side on New York's City Council. Since then she has worked on various political projects as well as several business ventures and activism campaigns focusing on women's rights. She is married to Jimmy Breslin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. The celebrated marriage between the feminist politician and the gruff city columnist inspired the CBS show, "American Nuclear." She(3) and her husband(6) are the parents of nine children and 11 grandchildren.

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Preceded by Ruth Messinger	New York City Council, 6th District 1989–2002	Succeeded by Gale Brewer

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Name	Eldridge, Ronnie
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 30th, circa 1931
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