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Women in the Arts Foundation

Organization

Founded in 1971 by artists, writers and other art world professionals meeting in lower Manhattan during a time of great unrest and creative ferment, Women in the Arts quickly grew into a national organization. It incorporated in 1973 as Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc. (WIA). Throughout its history, WIA has proved to be adaptable and creative in its ongoing work to change outdated concepts and attitudes about women as professional artists.

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Cynthia Bickley-Green

Individual

Cynthia Bickley-Green is an American painter associated with the Washington Color school. She was associated with A.I.R in the 1970s and part of the 1972 National Conference of Women in the Visual Arts at Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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Judy Blume

Individual

Judy Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels. Among her best-known works are Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), and Blubber (1974). Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature. Blume was one of the first young adult authors to write some of her novels focused on teenagers about the controversial topics of masturbation, menstruation, teen sex, birth control, and death. Her novels have sold over 82 million copies and have been translated into 32 languages. She has won many awards for her writing, including American Library Association (ALA)'s Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1996 for her contributions to young adult literature. She was recognized as a Library of Congress Living Legend and awarded the 2004 National Book Foundation medal for distinguished contribution to American letters. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License

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Edit D'Ak

Individual

Edik D'Ak was born in Hungary and later became an American art critic and writer. D'ak founded Printed Matter and co-founded the journal Art-Rite.

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