Anita K. Blair
| Anita K. Blair | |
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Anita K. Blair, ca. 2008.
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| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) | |
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In office January 2008 – January 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William A. Navas, Jr. |
| Succeeded by |
Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (acting) Juan M. Garcia III |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Anita Katherine Blair November 15, 1950 Washington, D.C., U.S |
| Spouse(s) | C. Douglas Welty |
| Alma mater |
University of Virginia School of Law University of Michigan |
Anita Katherine Blair (born November 15, 1950) was one of the co-founders of the Independent Women's Forum (and at one time its president) and served as United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Total Force Transformation and Military Personnel Policy) from 2001 to 2006 and as acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) in 2008.
Anita K. Blair was educated at Catholic schools; the University of Michigan (B.A. in Classical Greek, 1971); and the University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1981).
In 1981, Blair established a law practice in Washington, D. C., focused on commercial law and litigation.
In 1991, in the midst of the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination controversy, Blair joined an ad hoc group called "Women for Judge Thomas". Blair and two other women involved in this organization, Rosalie (Ricky) Gaull Silberman and Barbara Olson, subsequently co-founded the Independent Women's Forum (IWF) in 1992, serving as the organization's first General Counsel and as executive vice-president. She later served as the organization's president. The IWF advocates equity feminism, as opposed to gender feminism (i.e. supporting gender roles, though opposing patriarchy). The IWF's slogan is "All Issues are Women's Issues", and the group speaks out on all manner of political issues, usually from the perspective of Conservatism in the United States. The IWF's mission statement says its goal is to build "greater respect for limited government, equality under the law, property rights, free markets, strong families, and a powerful and effective national defense and foreign policy." Blair also maintained an active law practice throughout the 1990s, and was active in the Virginia State Bar, serving on the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar Section on Antitrust, Franchise and Trade Regulation Law, which she chaired in 1998–1999.
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