Feminist Majority

Feminist Majority Foundation

Feminist Majority Foundation logo
Formation	1987; 30 years ago (1987)
Founders	Eleanor Smeal, Peg Yorkin, Katherine Spillar, Toni Carabillo, Judith Meuli
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	Women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence
Headquarters	Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
President	Eleanor Smeal
Chair of the Board	Peg Yorkin
Executive Director	Katherine Spillar
Subsidiaries	Ms. magazine

The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, whose stated mission is to advance non-violence and women's power, equality, and economic development. The name Feminist Majority comes from a 1986 Newsweek/Gallup public opinion poll in which 56 percent of American women self-identified as feminists. President and one of the founders, Eleanor Smeal, chose the name to reflect the results of the poll, implying that the majority of women are feminists.

The FMF—an IRS 501(c)(3) tax deductible, non-profit organization—is a research and education organization and the publisher of Ms. magazine. Founded in 1987 by Eleanor Smeal, Peg Yorkin, Katherine Spillar, Toni Carabillo, and Judith Meuli, it has offices in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, California. Its chair is Peg Yorkin.

FMF became the publisher of Ms. in 2001. supporting the magazine in becoming a non-profit organization. Co-founded in 1972 by political activist and feminist Gloria Steinem, Ms. is a women's magazine owned and produced by women that publishes articles on the conditions of women in the United States and abroad.