▁and ▁death ▁Ab zug ▁never ▁held ▁elect ive ▁office ▁again ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁House , ▁although ▁she ▁remained ▁a ▁high - profile ▁figure ▁and ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁candidate ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions . ▁She ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁her ▁bid ▁to ▁be ▁Mayor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁attempts ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁House ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Side ▁of ▁Manh attan ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁against ▁Republican ▁Bill ▁Green , ▁and ▁from ▁West chester ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁author ed ▁two ▁successful ▁books , ▁B ella : ▁M s . ▁Ab zug ▁Go es ▁to ▁Washington ▁and ▁The ▁G ender ▁G ap , ▁the ▁latter ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁friend ▁and ▁colle ague , ▁M im ▁Kel ber . ▁ ▁She ▁contin ually ▁de vised ▁innov ative ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁further ▁her ▁vision ▁of ▁equality ▁and ▁power ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁abroad . ▁Ab zug ▁founded ▁and ▁ran ▁several ▁women ' s ▁advoc acy ▁organizations , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Women ▁U . S . A . ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁femin ist ▁advoc acy ▁events , ▁for ▁example ▁serving ▁as ▁grand ▁mar shal ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Equ ality ▁Day ▁New ▁York ▁March ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0