Meghan Streit, 26, has been active in the National Organization for Women since she was an undergraduate student at Tulane University in New Orleans. There, Meghan had the opportunity to meet her role model, Terry O’Neill, current vice-president of NOW.
During college, Meghan also interned at NOW in Washington, D.C., for a summer. For the last two years, she has been a board member of Chicago NOW and has been a voice for GLBT issues. Meghan said she has been committed to NOW because of their activism in multiple issues. Through NOW, she has been active in projects aimed to eliminate violence against women, fight for equality in employment for women and GLBT members, and protection for gay families.
Meghan is also devoted to the fight for reproductive rights, and attended the March for Women’s Lives in Washington. D.C.. last April. Meghan thinks marriage equality is one of the most important issues for the GLBT community and has attended rallies to support equal marriage and implore Chicago counties to begin allowing same-sex marriage through Marriage Equality Now, the Chicago Anti-Bashing Network and NOW.
Meghan is also business manager of Windy City Media Group.