Nowl

Nowl

The National Order of Women Legislators (NOWL) (1938 - 2014) was an organization for women legislators in the United States. Emma Poeter's book about its history was published in 1981. Smith College has a collection of the group's records. It was founded in 1938. It is non-partisan. It has used a small gold owl as an insignia. Its first meeting was attended by 31 legislators. Tea was served and the group was invited to the White House. In 2014 it reorganized as the National Foundation for Women Legislators, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt foundation established by the National Order of Women Legislators (NOWL) in the USA. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, it assists women legislators with public opinion and legislative issues..According to Lauren Kozakiewicz, the National Order of Women Legislators never reached the level of influence or solidarity desired by its members. Harvard University has a collection of speeches from the group's meeting in Baltimore, Maryland in 1968.

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