Judith Gumpert Lightfoot Cormack, an administrator and systems consultant and former chair of the National Organization for Women (NOW), was born May 22, 1937, in New York City. She received her undergraduate degree in philosophy from Hunter College in New York. JL worked as office manager for an architectural designer (1959-1964), for IBM Australia Ltd. (1964-1968), as chair of the Data Processing Department at Greenleaf College (1968-1969), commercial projects manager for Computone Systems Inc. (1969-1971), rational product manager for accounts payable, fixed assets and inventory control at Management Science America, Inc. (1971-1973), and administrator for Summit Medical Center (1973-1974). In 1974, JL began working as a freelance systems consultant.
JL's involvement in the women's movement began when she joined the Atlanta chapter of NOW in 1970. She was elected NOW's Southern Regional Director in 1971, and served as Chair-One of the National Board of Directors from 1973-1975. JL was a convener of the Georgia Women's Political Caucus. She was appointed to the Georgia Commission on the Status of Women in 1972. In addition to her women's rights activities, JL was on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC). She was also a member of Leadership Atlanta.
From the guide to the Papers of NOW officers, 1971-1977, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)
