Vivian Rothstein

Vivian Rothstein, née Leburg (born 1945) is an activist.[1][2]

Activism

She was part of the Mississippi Freedom Summer project of 1965.[1]

In 1967 she was part of a peace delegation to North Vietnam, and her meeting then with the Vietnamese Women’s Union inspired her to become one of the founders of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union.[3] The Chicago Women's Liberation Union was a feminist organization which was founded in 1969 at a conference in Palatine, Illinois.[4][5][1] Rothstein was its first staff member, organized its representative decision-making part, and aided the establishment of its Liberation School for Women.[1]

For a decade she was the executive director of the Ocean Park Community Center, a nonprofit agency for battered women and their offspring, homeless families, and homeless adults, located in Santa Monica, California.[3][6]

She was also a community organizer for Students for a Democratic Society, and served with the American Friends Service Committee, specifically its Middle East Peace Education Program.[3]

She was also a board member of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice.[1]

In 2003 she began her employment with Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, and as of 2016 she is still employed there.[7][6]

Other

She is featured in the feminist history film She's Beautiful When She's Angry.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vivian Rothstein — She's Beautiful When She's Angry". Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. ↑ Paul D. Buchanan (25 July 2011). Radical Feminists: A Guide to an American Subculture: A Guide to an American Subculture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-1-59884-357-6.
  3. 1 2 3 "Vivian Leburg Rothstein | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Politics & Social Movements Timeline". Click! The Ongoing Feminist Revolution exhibit. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  5. ↑ "Our Band of Sisters — CWLU HERSTORY". Cwluherstory.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  6. 1 2 "Vivian Rothstein". Laprogressive.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  7. ↑ "About LAANE – A New Economy for All – LAANE". Laane.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  8. ↑ "The Women".
  9. ↑ "The Film — She's Beautiful When She's Angry". Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
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