Lois Galgay Reckitt
| Lois Galgay Reckitt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lois Galgay December 31, 1944 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Residence | Portland, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A., biology, Brandeis University (1966) M.A., marine biology and biological oceanography, Boston University (1968) |
| Years active | 1979–1984; 1990–2015 |
| Title | Executive director of Family Crisis Services |
| Successor | Rebecca Hobbs |
| Partner(s) | Lyn Kjenstad Carter |
| Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame (1998) |
Lois Galgay Reckitt (born December 31, 1944) is an American feminist, human rights activist, LGBT rights activist, and domestic violence advocate. Called "one of the most prominent advocates in Maine for abused women", she served as executive director of Family Crisis Services in Portland, Maine for more than three decades. From 1984 to 1987 she served as executive vice president of the National Organization for Women in Washington, D.C. She is a co-founder of the Human Rights Campaign Fund, the Maine Coalition for Human Rights, the Maine Women's Lobby, and the first Maine chapter of the National Organization for Women. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
Lois Galgay was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to George Alphonsus Galgay and his wife, Marjorie Lois Wright Galgay. Her parents were both polio survivors. She was an only child. She graduated from Watertown High School and went on to Brandeis University, where she earned her B.A. in biology in 1966. At Brandeis, she played on the women's basketball team and had her first taste of activism as a member of the Northern Student Movement. She earned her M.A. in marine biology and biological oceanography at Boston University in 1968. She later received certification as a notary public in the State of Maine.
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