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Podcast: Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined
Episode: Sunny Fischer: Philanthropy for Women’s Rights
Description: At age 76, Sunny Fischer (Evanston, IL) has advocated for women to be free from
violence, exercise reproductive choice, afford their homes and possess financial stability.
Sunny’s radicalization for women’s issues began in the 1970s while working directly with
victims of rape, “the most dramatic form of sexism.” Over the past 40 years, Sunny has co-
founded foundations focused solely on women’s issues, including the Sophia Fund which is now
part of the Chicago Foundation for Women. Sunny’s work to promote affordable housing
includes her current role...