May 1998
Affiliate News: Oregon
The "Woman of the Century" -- Ayn Rand -- was the honoree at a birthday bash thrown by Libertarian feminists at the University of Oregon in Eugene on February 2.The featured speaker was Tonie Nathan, who became the first woman in history to win an electoral vote when she ran as the Libertarian Party's vice presidential nominee in 1972. Nathan founded the Association of Libertarian Feminists 25 years ago on the birthday of the Russian-born writer.
She discussed the philosophy of Objectivism, Rand's contributions to the women's movement and to liberty throughout the world.
The mission of the group is to "provide a libertarian alternative to those aspects of the woman's movement that foster dependence and collectivism," Nathan said.
