Pride started getting involved in feminist activism in 1968.[1] She joined the National Organization of Women (NOW) in 1969.[2] She served as editor of Do It NOW, NOW's national newsletter from 1970 to 1976.[1] From 1975 to 1977, she was on the board of directors for NOW.[3]
As a NOW activist, in 1977 she used the term "Take Back the Night" in a memorial she read at an anti-violence rally in Pittsburgh.[4][5]
Pride helped create one of the world's first rape crisis centers,[a] the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) in 1974.[3] She later became part of PAAR staff, starting in 1976.[3]
In the 1980s, she was the director of PAAR.[9] In 1980, Pride refused to give client interview notes to the defense attorney during a rape trial, citing confidentiality concerns.[9] She was found in contempt of court and the appeal was upheld by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.[9] The court case led to the creation of legislation in Pennsylvania which would ensure confidentiality for rape victims and counselors at crisis centers.[1]
Personal life
Pride was born as Anne Hugget on July 29, 1942.[1] She married Edwin Kurlfink at the age of 16, but even before her separation and divorce, wanted to change her name back to Huggett, her family name.[1] However, Pride's father didn't want his name to be associated with the women's movement.[1] Upon her separation from Edwin in 1977, she changed her name to Pride.[10] She and her husband had two children.[2]
