Molly Yard

Molly Yard, American feminist (died 2005)

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Born: July 6, 1912
Died: September 21, 2005
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1912

About Molly Yard

Mary Alexander "Molly" Yard was an American feminist and social activist who served as the eighth president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1987 to 1991 and was a link between first and second-wave feminism. She raised more than $1 million in less than six months for that drive. The membership of NOW grew from 80,000 to 250,000 during the years of her presidency and its annual budget increased 70 percent, to $10 million.

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The world when Molly Yard was born

Molly Yard was born in 1912. 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.

Culture in 1912

Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Molly Yard's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1912	2026
Population	94.6M	341 million

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