Rebecca Sive is a Chicago-bred community organizer, women's issues activist and strategist (see www.rebeccasive.com), and longtime reproductive rights advocate. She chaired the NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation's Board of Directors, in its formative years; was a founder of Emily's List in Illinois; and has advised numerous organizations, candidates and donors regarding their reproductive rights work. Rebecca blogs on women and politics for The Huffington Post, (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-sive ), Today's Chicago Woman (http://www.tcwmag.com/Blogs/Sive-Siftings.aspx ), and at: SiveSiftings (http://www.sivesiftingsrebeccasivetalksback.com). Listed in Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, (published by the University of Illinois Press), Rebecca is the winner of numerous awards for her work, including awards from her alma maters, the University of Illinois and Carleton College. In late 2008, Rebecca was part of a national summit of women leaders gathered to develop a unified issue agenda for consideration by President Obama. She was part of a similar gathering at the outset of President Clinton's administration, and among the founders of the National Women's Agenda, which presented a similar agenda to President Jimmy Carter.