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Bella Abzug

Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920March 31, 1998) was a legendary American political figure and leader of the women's movement. She served the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives, representing part of Manhattan, from 1971 to 1977. She was an outspoken advocate of liberal causes, including support for the Equal Rights Amendment, and the end to the Vietnam War. In 1976 she resigned her congressional seat to run for U.S. Senate for the Democratic Party, but was beaten in the primary by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. She was well-known for her habit of wearing hats. Abzug, who was Jewish, apperead in the WLIW video A Laugh, A Tear, A Mitzvah .