Anne Pride

Anne Pride (July 29, 1942 – April 24, 1990) was a National Organization for Women (NOW) activist and publisher. Pride, an activist against rape, began using the term "Take Back the Night" in 1977. Pride helped found one of the first rape crisis centers in the United States and was involved in protecting the privacy of her clients.

Career Pride started getting involved in feminist activism in 1968. She joined the National Organization of Women (NOW) in 1969.

Pride was a founder of KNOW, Inc., which worked to publish feminist viewpoints. In 1977, Pride became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP).

Pride helped create one of the world's first rape crisis centers, the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) in 1974. She later became part of PAAR staff, starting in 1976. In 1980, Pride refused to give client interview notes to the defense attorney during a rape trial, citing confidentiality concerns. She and her husband had two children.

Pride was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1989. She died on April 24, 1990, at West Penn Hospital after fighting cancer.

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