women’s rights
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PublishedApril 30, 2021
A hotel for ambitious women and their New York dreams
Immortalized by Sylvia Plath, the Barbizon offered liberation, writes Paulina Bren.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Legislators weigh whether to require free tampons and pads in Maine schools
Hoping to ease the burden on students, legislators may mandate free sanitary supplies in bathrooms.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2021
In India, the complicated truth behind the killing of two teenagers
What Sonia Faleiro learns while investigating the deaths of 'The Good Girls' who are the subject of her new book "reveals as much about the failings of India's law enforcement, media and politics" as about their murder.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
Bedside Table: Book calls for an end to ‘generational feminism’
The issues of older women are as important as those of younger ones, especially in a #MeToo time, according to this book pick from reader Joan Souza.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
Women’s March plans return to Washington in October to protest Supreme Court nomination
The Women's March organizers are hoping to, once again, channel grief and fear into action.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Suffrage anniversary events highlight racial divide
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, but many women of color were prevented from casting ballots for decades afterward.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA
One hundred years ago this week, American women gained the guaranteed right to vote, with ratification of the 19th Amendment.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
Women say they will fight sexism, ‘ugly’ attacks on Harris
The women's groups say their efforts are informed by the sexism Hillary Clinton faced from Donald Trump, some of his supporters and the media during the 2016 campaign.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Female hopefuls for Congress smash record again, as more Republican women seek office
As of July 1, 574 women had filed to run in primaries for U.S. House seats, topping the record 476 from two years ago.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
Women thrive in Northeast U.S., languish across the South
The annual Bloomberg analysis measures factors such as labor-force participation, education, political representation, health care and corporate leadership.
