Sara Horowitz
| Sara Horowitz | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1963 |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University University at Buffalo Law School John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Peter DeChiara |
| Children | 1 |
Sara Horowitz (born January 13, 1963)[1] is the founder of Working Today and Freelancers Union, leading organizations of independent workers. She was an Echoing green fellow in 1995, and she was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1999.[2] Horowitz is Jewish[3] and grew up in Brooklyn Heights in Brooklyn, New York.[1][4] She graduated from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations with a B.A. degree in 1984 and was awarded its labor prize.[1] She graduated cum laude from the University at Buffalo Law School.[1] After graduation, she worked as a public defender and an organizer with the National Health and Human Service Employees Union.[5] After five years as a labor lawyer, she attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and received her MPA in 1995.[5] She was admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1995.[6]
Her grandfather was vice-president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in New York and her father was a union lawyer.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Harris, Janelle (December 12, 2012). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, SARA HOROWITZ, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FREELANCER'S UNION?". Mediabistro. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Sara Horowitz". MacArthur Foundation. July 1, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 Rosenbaum, Judith (October 30, 2012). "Building a new social safety net: Sara Horowitz and the Freelancers Union". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ Harrison Smith, Sarah (August 31, 2012). "Striking a Work-Life Balance". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- 1 2 Brown, Neil Porter (July 2010). "Sticking to the Union". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Ms. Sara Horowitz Furman, Attorney". Lawyer.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.