ABZUG, Bella Savitzky, a Representative from New
York; born Bella Savitzky in New York City, July 24, 1920;
attended the local public schools; A.B., Hunter College, New
York City, 1942; LL.B., Columbia University Law School,
New York City, 1945; graduate work at Jewish Theological
Seminary of America; admitted to the New York Bar in
1947 and commenced practice in New York City; active in
labor law; a founder and member, National and State New
Democratic Coalition, 1968; an initiator and national legislative representative, Women Strike for Peace Movement,
1961-1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention,
1972 and 1980; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second
and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-
January 3, 1977); was not a candidate in 1976 for reelection
to the United States House of Representatives, but was an
unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States
Senate; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1977 in
the New York mayoral primary; unsuccessful candidate for
election to the Ninety-fifth Congress in a special election,
February 14, 1978; co-chair, National Advisory Committee
for Women, 1978-1979; unsuccessful candidate for election
to the One Hundredth Congress; was a resident of New
York City until her death there on March 31, 1998.
Bibliography:
Abzug, Bella (Savitzky). Bella! Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington. Edited by Mel Ziegler. New York: Saturday Review Press, 1972;
Faber, Doris. Bella Abzug. New York: Lothrop, 1976.
