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Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist
Patricia Ireland is an American administrator and feminist. She served as president of the National Organization for Women from 1991 to 2001 and published an autobiography, What Women Want, in 1996. Ireland became the president of NOW in 1991.
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Patricia Ireland was born in 1945. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Patricia Ireland's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1945 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,900 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $4,100 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.40 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.30 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 139.9M | 341 million |
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