ure . ▁She ▁was ▁ 8 7 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Her ▁wife , ▁Ph yll is , ▁was ▁at ▁her ▁side . ▁San ▁Francisco ▁mayor ▁G av in ▁News om ▁ordered ▁that ▁the ▁flags ▁at ▁City ▁Hall ▁be ▁flow n ▁at ▁half - st aff ▁in ▁her ▁honor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Martin ▁became ▁an ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Institute ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁the ▁Press ▁( W IF P ). ▁W IF P ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁non pro fit ▁publishing ▁organization . ▁The ▁organization ▁works ▁to ▁increase ▁communication ▁between ▁women ▁and ▁connect ▁the ▁public ▁with ▁forms ▁of ▁women - based ▁media . ▁ ▁Martin ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Les bian ▁M oth ers ▁Union . ▁ ▁Ph yll is ▁Lyon ▁ ▁Ph yll is ▁Lyon ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁in ▁Tul sa , ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁She ▁held ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁journal ism ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁earned ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁Ch ico ▁Enter prise - Record , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁of ▁two ▁Seattle ▁mag az ines . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme