In June 1984 while she was pregnant with her only child, MacNair began serving as president of Feminists for Life of America (FFL) [REF].
The formation of the Susan B. Anthony List was catalyzed in March 1992 when MacNair watched a 60 Minutes television documentary profiling IBM-heiress Ellen Malcolm and the successful campaign-funding activities of her pro-Democratic Party, pro-choice group EMILY's List [REF].