Lois Galgay Reckitt | |
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.jpg) Galgay Reckitt in 2017 | |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – October 30, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Michelle Dunphy |
| Succeeded by | Matthew D. Beck |
| Constituency | 122nd district |
| In office December 7, 2016 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Chad R. Perkins |
| Constituency | 31st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lois Galgay December 31, 1944 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2023 (aged 78) South Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Lyn Kjenstad Carter (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame (1998) |
Lois Galgay Reckitt (née Galgay; December 31, 1944 – October 30, 2023) was an American feminist and activist. Called "one of the most prominent advocates in Maine for abused women",[1] she served as executive director of Family Crisis Services in Portland, Maine, for more than three decades.
From 2016 until her death, she served in the Maine House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party.
From 1984 to 1987, she served as executive vice president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in Washington, D.C. She was the co-founder of the Human Rights Campaign Fund, the Maine Coalition for Human Rights, the Maine Women's Lobby, and the first Maine chapter of NOW. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
- ^ Maxwell, Trevor (April 13, 2008). "An abuse case that counters the norm; Is Laureen Rugen her husband's murderer or his victim?". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016 – via HighBeam.