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Steinem helped to found the womens action alliance, a pioneering national information center that specialized in nonsexist, multiracial childrens education, and the national womens political caucus, a group that continues to work to advance the numbers of proequality women in elected and appointed office at a national and state level. National womens political caucus american political organization. Steinem helped to found the women s action alliance, a pioneering national information center that specialized in nonsexist, multiracial children s education, and the national women s political caucus, a group that continues to work to advance the numbers of proequality women in elected and appointed office at a national and state level. An awardwinning and prolific writer, steinem has authored several books. The caucus offers training, technical assistance, and advice for political. The miniseries follows leaders on both sides of the debate, with schlafly fighting against the amendment and national womens political caucus co. The national womens political caucus marked its twentieth anniversary in washington with a celebration of the twenty years of history travelled by the organization and its members.