Evelyn Reed (1905-1979) joined the communist movement in 1940 and remained a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party until her death. An active participant in the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s, she was a founding member of the Women's National Abortion Action Coalition and spoke on women's rights in cities around the world. She is the author of many works on the origins of the oppression of women and the fight for their emancipation. These include Woman's Evolution (1975), which has been translated into six languages. Other works include: