Ms. alums who attended the magazine’s 40th anniversary party in New York on November 7, one of several held this year, were already giddy over the victories for women the […]
Author: Ellen Sweet
Ellen Sweet held various executive positions in nonprofit communications for more than 15 years, most recently as Vice President for External Affairs at Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health. She was also Communications Director at the Center for Reproductive Rights, Vice President of Public Affairs at the International Women’s Health Coalition, and Communications Director at the Vera Institute of Justice. Prior to that, she worked for many years on staff and as a freelancer at national magazines including Ms. Magazine, where she served as senior editor and writer from 1980-1988. She has a BA from Smith College and an MAT from Yale University. She is currently volunteering her time for Girls Write Now, a New York nonprofit that pairs aspiring high school writers with professional writers as mentors.