Johnnie Tillmon
/Overview
Johnnie Tillmon born Scott, AR April 10, 1926 (d. 1995). Organizer and welfare rights advocate. Co-founded first welfare rights group ANC Mothers Anonymous of Watts, 1963; founded National Welfare Rights Association (NWRA), 1967. Opposed Vietnam War.
Quotations
"I'm a woman. I'm a black woman. I'm a poor woman. I'm a fat woman. I'm a middle-aged woman. And I'm on welfare. In this country, if you're any one of those things, you count less as a person." (Ms., 1972; photo dailykos.com)