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Roxcy bolton biography definition

          Roxcy Bolton died on May 17th.!

          American activist and feminist.

        1. American activist and feminist.
        2. Roxcy O'Neal Bolton was born in Mississippi in and became a pioneer of feminism in Florida.
        3. Roxcy Bolton died on May 17th.
        4. The Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center offers compassionate, confidential care and support, 24/7, at no cost to survivors.
        5. Obtaining help and immediate medical care is essential.

          6. Roxcy Bolton

          Roxcy O'Neal Bolton (June 3, &#; May 17, )[1] was an American feminist and civil and women's rights activist.[2] She was born in Duck Hill, Mississippi.

          In , Bolton helped form Florida's National Organization for Women, serving as charter president of the Miami Chapter and National Vice President in In , she successfully challenged the practice that many store restaurants had of keeping a separate "men only" section.

          She founded Women in Distress, a shelter for homeless women.[3]

          In , she encouraged President Richard Nixon to issue a proclamation honoring Women's Equality Day, which he did.[4] In , she founded the nation's first Rape Treatment Center in Miami, later renamed the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center in [5]

          Bolton died on the morning of May 17, at her Coral Gables, Florida home from cardiac arrest at the age of [6][7]

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