Coca Crystal (December 21, 1947 – March 1, 2016) was an American television personality, anarchist and political activist, connected with 1960s counterculture.
[4] Starting in 1969, she was a contributor to the East Village Other (EVO) and the name Coca Crystal was created as her pen name.
[5] She would write about politics, women's issues and personal events, many of which earned her the title "slumgoddess".
Some guests on her show included: Philip Glass, Debbie Harry, Abbie Hoffman, Judith Malina, Cesar Chavez, Dana Beal, Tiny Tim, and Tuli Kupferberg of the Fugs.
Schlafly was attending a Women's National Republican Club event thrown in her honor at the landmark Waldorf Astoria New York.