- Rosalie (Ricky) Gaull Silberman
Ricky Silberman (born 1937 – died
February 18 2007 ) was a conservative American activist who co-founded theIndependent Women's Forum together withBarbara Olson .Biography
Born as Rosalie Gaull in
Jackson, Michigan , Ricky Silberman graduated in government studies, with honors, fromSmith College in 1958. She met her husband-to-be, future federal JudgeLaurence H. Silberman , in 1955 at a college mixer during summer school atHarvard University .Career
Silberman raised three children while the family lived in
Hawaii during the 1960s, but she also worked as a teacher in suburban Washington before getting involved in politics and public affairs.President
Richard Nixon appointed her to the Presidential Commission for the Education of Disadvantaged Children, and she worked as a press secretary for U.S. Sen.Robert Packwood (R-Oregon). When the Silbermans moved toSan Francisco in 1979, she did development work for the San Francisco Conservatory.In 1984, President
Ronald Reagan appointed her to theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), where she served until 1995, rising to the positions of vice-chair and commissioner. From 1995 to 2000, she was executive director of the Office of Congressional Compliance, an independent authority established by Congress to oversee the new law requiring that Congress abide by many of the same workplace regulations that covered the rest of the nation.In 2002, Rumsfeld appointed her to the Defense Department Advisory Commission on the Status of Women (DACOWITS), where she served as Boardmember, and, later, Chairperson Emeritus until her death five years later.
Death
Silberman died from complications from
breast cancer on Sunday,February 18 2007 at Georgetown University Hospital inWashington, D.C. , aged 69. She is survived by her husband of 49 years; three children and eight grandchildrenExternal links
* [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/02/23/rosalie_silberman_69_conservative_activist "Boston Globe" obituary]
* [http://www.iwf.org/articles/article_detail.asp?ArticleID=1032 IWF tribute]
* [http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/display.php?weekof=2007-02-24#P5563 Obit @ Lifeinlegacy.com]
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