member) State Federation of Business and Professional Women (legislative director) Women's Environment and Development Organization (co-founder with Bella Abzug) National Congress of Neighborhood Women National Commission on Women Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood Women's Environmental Development Organization (executive board member) US Women Connect. Women USA Fund Arkansas Citizen's First Congress (founder) Community Advocates for Public Education Campaign work Ledbetter also acted as an organizer and consultant in many political campaigns. Among them, she was the campaign manager for her husband's successful run to stand for the Arkansas General Assembly. She was herself a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1968. She also managed the McGovern campaign for the state of Arkansas in 1972. Death Ledbetter died at her home in Little Rock on March 21, 2010 six months after she had been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Upon her death, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton eulogized that Ledbetter was “a fierce champion for women’s rights, civil rights, and the right of all Americans to education and opportunity. Brownie… was one of those tireless citizen activists who set out to improve their community and end up helping change the world. She began as a concerned volunteer in the struggle to desegregate the schools of Little Rock, and became an accomplished advocate for the rights of Arkansans and people everywhere.” Honors and awards American Civil Liberties Union Civil Libertarian of the Year in (1992) Mary Hatwood Futrell Award from the National Education Association in (2005) Notes References External links Short Biography and Long Biography at the National Women's History Project The Brownie Ledbetter AV Collection at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Activists from Arkansas American civil rights activists Agnes Scott College alumni Little Rock Central High School alumni Politicians from Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas Democrats 1932 births 2010 deaths Deaths from cancer in Arkansas Deaths from brain cancer in the United States