Nadine Strossen

Nadine Strossen
Strossen in 2007
Born (1950-08-18) August 18, 1950 (age 74)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRadcliffe College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • law professor
  • activist
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
6th President of the
American Civil Liberties Union
In office
February 1991 – October 18, 2008
Preceded byNorman Dorsen
Succeeded bySusan Herman
Strossen's voice
On the complexities of free speech

Nadine Strossen (born August 18, 1950) is an American legal scholar and civil liberties activist who served as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1991 to 2008. A liberal feminist, she was the first woman to lead the ACLU.[1] A professor at New York Law School, Strossen is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations[2] and other professional organizations.

  1. ^ "Former ACLU President Nadine Strossen to Present 14th Annual Alfange Lecture at UMass Amherst | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  2. ^ "Council on Foreign Relations". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2022-08-04.