Billie Heller | |
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Born | Billie Love Rosenfield 1928 |
Died | April 2018 (aged 89–90) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation | Women's rights activist |
Years active | 1950s -2000s |
Spouse | Seymour Heller (m. 1951) |
Children | David Heller, Bruce Heller, Liz Heller |
Awards | Global Women's Rights Award, Feminist Majority Foundation, special award (2009) |
Billie Heller (1928 – April 2018) was an American activist. An early advocate for women's rights, she was the founding member and chair of the national committee on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and a member of the steering committee for the National Women's Political Caucus.[1][2]