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Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer and author. He
was born in Winsted, Connecticut on February 27, 1934.
In 1955, Ralph Nader received an AB magna cum laude from Princeton
University, and in 1958, he received an LLB from Harvard University.
He began his career as a lawyer in Hartford, Connecticut in
1959.
From 1961 to 1963, he lectured on history and government at
the University of Hartford. In 1967, he was named one of ten
Outstanding Young Men of the Year by the U.S. Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
In 1967 and 1968, he returned to Princeton as a lecturer,
and he continues to speak at colleges and universities across
the United States.
Throughout the 1970s, 80's, and 90's, and up to the present
time, Nader gathered the evidence and alerted the public,
Congress, and the media to many issues related to health,
safety, economics, environmental pollution, worker rights,
and excessive corporate influence. Nader and his colleagues
have proposed many constructive reforms, and have prompted
the enactment of laws and regulations to correct the problems,
to the benefit of the public.
In his career as a consumer advocate, he founded many organizations
including the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the Center
for Auto Safety, Public Citizen, Center for Women's Policy
Studies, Connecticut Citizen's Action Group, the Disability
Rights Center, the Pension Rights Center, and the Multinational
Monitor, a monthly magazine.
www.votenader.com
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