Bella dedicated her life to public service. fighting particularly hard for the rights of women and minorities. even before such fights were popular or politically wise. Her death. just weeks ago on March 31. 1998. at the age of 77. is mourned by friends. former colleagues In this body. and those of us who simply admired her work. Bella Abzug. the daughter of immigrant parents. made a habit of breaking through barriers and accomplishing the unlikely. Bella earned a law degree from Columbia University in 1947. which at that time was an accomplishment in and of itself for a woman. Bella used her law degree to fight for those who needed her assistance most: union workers. civil rights litigants. and minority criminal defendants In the South.
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