Lynette Long

Lynette Long is an advocate for women's rights. She is currently the chair of the Miami Beach Women's Commission and previously served on the Miami-Dade County Commission for Women. She is president and founder, of the not-for-profit ''Equal Visibility Everywhere.'' She is also the founder and chair of The ''Florida Women's Historical Marker Initiative.'' Her primary work is increasing the visibility of women in our nation's symbols and icons. A former university professor, Long has published more than 30 books and dozens of articles in trade and professional journals, including over a dozen books in mathematics for students from elementary school through high school. Long coined the phrase "latchkey children" with her husband Thomas Long and wrote a ground-breaking book on the subject, ''The'' ''Handbook for Latchkey Children and Their Working Parents''. Long is a feminist and contributor to the feminist movement in the United States. Provided by Wikipedia