Peg Yorkin
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Peg Yorkin | |
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| Born | April 16, 1927 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 2023 (aged 96) Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Feminist activist, philanthropist |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2; including Nicole Yorkin |
| Awards | Women of Courage Award 1993 |
Peg Yorkin (April 16, 1927 – June 25, 2023) was an American feminist activist, philanthropist, and fundraiser.[2][3] She served as cofounder and chair of the Feminist Majority Foundation.
Yorkin was born Peggy Diem on April 16, 1927, in New York City,[4][5][6] where she also grew up.[3] An only child of a Catholic father and Jewish mother, Yorkin was raised in neither religion and described herself as "no believer". "The religions are patriarchal. I don't believe in any of them, or a God, or a Goddess."[7]
She described her family circumstances as "genteel poverty". Her father's alcoholism negated his career as a cinematographer for legendary filmmaker D.W. Griffith and forced the family to live "on the kindness of my mother's relatives."
She went to Barnard College, had a brief acting stint and an early marriage that lasted two years.