Concerned Women for America (CWA) was founded in 1979 by Beverly LaHaye, wife of conservative activistand later Left Behind co-authorTim LaHaye. Irritated by the ascendance of Betty Friedans National Organization for Women (NOW), LaHaye founded CWA to represent traditionalist women who balked at feminist liberation. Since its inception, the group has worked to bring biblical values to bear on the American political process, with special attention to issues of sex and gender.