Anne Pride

Anne Pride

Obituary photo in The Pittsburgh Press April 26, 1990
Born Anne Huggett
July 29, 1942
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died April 24, 1990 aged 47
West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Cause of death
 Ovarian Cancer
Other names Anne Kurlfink (1958-1977)
Occupation Housewife, activist, editor, publisher
Known for Prompting landmark legislation regarding the confidentiality of rape victims' records
Criminal charge
 Contempt of court, 1980. Appeal upheld
Spouse(s) Edwin Kurlfink (1958-1977)
Children
  • Beth Kurlfink
  • Win Kurlfink
Parent(s)
  • Mary Fitch Huggett (née Briggs)
  • John M. Huggett
Relatives
  • Siblings
  • James Huggett
  • Charlie Huggett

Anne Pride (born July 29, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died April 24, 1990) was a National Organization for Women (NOW) activist and publisher.

Anne married Edwin Kurlfink at the age of 16, but even before her separation and divorce, wanted to change her name back to Huggett, her family name. Edwin accepted this but her father, John M. Huggett, didn't want his name to be associated with the women's movement. She was appointed president of the feminist publishing company KNOW, Inc. in 1969. She was on the board of directors of the Committee of Small Magazines Editors and Publishers for 1974-1976. She served as editor of Do It NOW, NOW's national newsletter from 1970-76.[1]

Upon her separation from Edwin in 1977, she changed her name to Pride, a name no-one could reclaim. It was in that year that she coined the term "Take Back the Night" in a memorial she read at an anti-violence rally in Pittsburgh.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "A look at 3 district feminists who made a difference". The Pittsburgh Press. 19 December 1989. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Take Back the Night". UMBC. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2013-08-05.