Andrea M Rich

A longtime libertarian activist, died August 1, 2018 at her home in Philadelphia at the age of 79. For more than 40 years she was at the center of the libertarian movement. She was the first chair of the New York Libertarian Party in 1973-1974. The vice chair was Howard S. Rich, whom she soon married. From 1974 to 1977 she was vice chair of the national Libertarian Party. From 1982 to 2005 she was the president of Laissez-Faire Books, with a etail location on Mercer Street in Greenwich Village. Through its Fox & Wilkes publishing imprint it brought many classic libertarian books back into print. She also helped to found the Center for Libertarian Studies in 1976 and served on the boards of the Foundation for Economic Education, the oldest free- market think tank, and the Atlas Network, an international association of think tanks. She graduated from Science Hill High School and attended the University of Alabama. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Howard S. Rich, her sister Elaine Millen of Charlotte, NC, stepsons Joseph Rich and Dan Rich, Dan's wife Maureen, and granddaughters Cati and Samantha.