EMILY’s List

EMILY’s List, American political program and donor network dedicated to identifying and helping to elect to political office Democratic women candidates who favour the right of women to choose to have an abortion. The organization, founded in 1985, works with both state and federal candidates. EMILY is an acronym for “Early Money Is Like Yeast,” and one of the program’s chief activities is helping raise campaign funds for prochoice candidates. As well as providing funds...