Shelley attended the 57th birthday party for Bella Abzug held at Studio 54 in 1977. Miss Abzug was an American lawyer, congresswoman, social activist and a leader in the Women's Movement. Miss Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan and founded the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971. Shelley would later become active in the NWPC.