1972 Press Photo Wilma Scott Heide, President of NOW, with newsmen in Vernon, CT

Wilma Scott Heide, President of the National Organization for Women (NOW), has confirmed that she and her husband of 20 years, Eugene Heide, are getting a divorce. Mrs. Heide told newsmen at her home in Vernon, CT, yesterday: "It's true that my husband and I are not renewing our option this year by mutual consent."

Photo is dated 1972.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.