2026 SPECIAL SESSION I
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2058
Celebrating the life of Alice Irene Cohan.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 22, 2026
WHEREAS, Alice Irene Cohan, a dedicated feminist advocate who played a leading role in founding and directing a number of the women's movement's most influential organizations, died on January 24, 2026; and
WHEREAS, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, Alice Cohan's activism began in the 1960s with anti-Vietnam War protests and peace rallies, which led to her involvement with other social movements and causes; and
WHEREAS, as a member of the National Organization for Women, Alice Cohan campaigned across the country in support of the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment; and
WHEREAS, Alice Cohan was a founding member of the National Women's Political Caucus and formed its Youth Caucus at the organization's first convention; and
WHEREAS, Alice Cohan later cofounded the Feminist Majority Foundation in 1987 and served as the organization's political director for several years; and
WHEREAS, one of the crowning achievements of Alice Cohan's career was helping to organize the March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C., in 2004, which brought more than one million participants to the nation's capital; and