Beverly LaHaye, Founder of Concerned Women of America, Dies at 94

Beverly Jean LaHaye, the founder of Concerned Women for America, died Sunday, the organization announced. She was 94.

Raised in an evangelical household, LaHaye attended Bob Jones University, where she met ministerial student Tim LaHaye, a veteran of World War II. They would go on to have four children, according to her obituary.

LaHaye decided to commit all aspects of her life to Jesus and began hosting seminars and speaking at women’s ministry events. Everything changed in 1978 when she saw Barbara Walters interview Betty Friedan, the founder of the National Organization for Women, her obituary reads.