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Nikki Beare
Nikki Beare (1928-2014) was an American feminist, journalist, and lobbyist who served as president of Florida’s National Organization for Women (NOW) chapter.
Born March 7, 1928 i...view moreNikki Beare (1928-2014) was an American feminist, journalist, and lobbyist who served as president of Florida’s National Organization for Women (NOW) chapter.
Born March 7, 1928 in Detroit to Stanley Brink and Dorothy Welch Brink, she graduated from Cass Technical High in 1946. She married Richard A. Beare of Havana, FL that same year and they moved to Traverse City, Michigan. Their daughter Sandra was born in 1947.
Beare became an activist when she found limited library services. She got BookMobile services started and again when they moved to Miami. After moving to Islamorada, FL, Beare began writing for the local paper. She discovered a love of journalism and continued reporting at the South Dade Free Press, the Miami News and Tallahassee Democrat as Gadsden County writer. She wrote three books: Pirates, Pineapples & People, Bottle Bonanza and Plants Poisonous to People. Beare attended the third U.N. World Conference on Women in Nairobi in 1985, and attended the fourth U.N. World Conference on Women with daughter Sandi in Beijing in 1995.
Beare earned her Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College in 1980, where she focused on Women in Nineteenth Century American Culture. She was one of the first female lobbyists in Florida in the 1960s and continued her activism until recently. Nikki fought for the ERA, and represented clients such as the Florida Hospital Association, Florida Bicycle Association, and Kodak.
Nikki served on the Refuge House board of directors for many years. She co-founded the Havana Learning Center, was a founding member of NOW, National and Florida Women’s Political Caucus and Veteran Feminists of America. Member of the Gadsden County Domestic & Sexual Violence Task Force.view less
Books by Nikki Beare
Pirates, Pineapples, and People: A History, Tales, and Legends of the Upper Florida Keys