3 ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁The ▁IP S ▁was ▁also ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁femin ist ▁movement . ▁Fellow ▁Charlotte ▁B unch ▁organized ▁a ▁significant ▁women ' s ▁liber ation ▁conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁later ▁launched ▁two ▁femin ist ▁period ical s , ▁Qu est ▁and ▁Off ▁Our ▁Back s . ▁R ita ▁Ma e ▁Brown ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁her ▁notable ▁les bian ▁coming - of - age ▁novel ▁Ruby f ruit ▁Jung le ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁agents ▁of ▁Chile an ▁dict ator ▁August o ▁P ino ch et ▁assass in ated ▁two ▁IP S ▁members ▁of ▁staff ▁on ▁Washington ’ s ▁Emb ass y ▁Row . ▁The ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁bomb ▁attack ▁was ▁Or lando ▁Let el ier , ▁a ▁former ▁Chile an ▁government ▁minister ▁and ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁one ▁of ▁P ino ch et ’ s ▁most ▁out sp oken ▁critics ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁IP S ' s ▁sister ▁organization , ▁the ▁Trans n ational ▁Institute ▁( T NI ). ▁Ron ni ▁Kar pen ▁M off itt , ▁a ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁IP S ▁development ▁associate , ▁was ▁also ▁killed . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁for ▁Policy ▁Studies ▁hosts ▁an ▁annual ▁human ▁rights ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Let el ier ▁and ▁M off itt ▁to ▁honor ▁them ▁while ▁celebr ating ▁new ▁hero