Bella Abzug was known by several names, Hurricane Bella, Battling Bella, and Mother Courage.  Time Magazine summed up how she was described by friends and foes alike in these words."Her partisans know her as a raucously passionate crusader for minority rights, Women's Lib and the antiwar movement, a truculent and courageous woman.  To the less friendly, she comes on as a sumo liberal, a lady wrestler, Joan of Arc resurrected as an elemental yenta." 

In the words of Bella herself, "I've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish mother with more complaints than Portnoy."

In this article, we reflect on her role as the Organizer and Founder of Women's Equality Day which is celebrated every  August 26^th since 1971.  August 26, 2010  is Women's Equality Day.  It is a reminder of how far we have come and how far we need to go.  It is a reminder that power secedes nothing without a fight.  It is a reminder that as women, "united we stand."  For complete article on Bella