Age

40

Location

Washington, DC

Claim to Fame

Founder, The Rebecca Project for Human Rights

Bio

Don't mess with women. As head of The Rebecca Project for Human Rights, an organization that advocates for vulnerable women and families, she played an instrumental role in shutting down the Craigslist adult-services section. The work that she and the organization are doing has been featured in several major publications, and the Ford Foundation presented the Rebecca Project with a Leadership for Changing World award. Saar is also the founder of Crossing the River, a creative workshop for mothers recovering from substance abuse, and the founder and former director of Family Rights and Dignity, which helps low-income and homeless families in San Francisco. Watch Saar talk about Craigslist.

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