Posts by Kathy Groob
Documentary about the Feminist Movement needs funds to complete project
A major documentary film project developed and produced by Jennifer Lee is in the final stages but needs financial support to be completed and brought to market. The film is called Feminist: Stories from the Women’s Liberation Movement and includes interviews with Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan, two leaders in the feminist movement that took…
Read MoreWISCONSIN ELECTION UPDATE: Congresswoman calls for federal investigation of botched election
Huffington Post -WASHINGTON — After the bombshell announcement that a Waukesha County clerk forgot to report thousands of votes in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to involve the federal government in the ongoing investigation. Last Tuesday’s election, which pitted conservative incumbent David Prosser against progressive…
Read MorePlaying Politics with Women’s Health
Op-Ed by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Here we go again, Republican ideology is getting in the way of sound government fiscal policy. While deep in the final hour of crafting a budget to keep the federal government from shutting down, the Republicans are digging in their heels by using ideological riders. Significant compromises have…
Read MoreJoAnne Kloppenburg declares victory in Wisconsin court special election – recount likely
Huffington Post – With all 3,630 precincts reporting, JoAnne Kloppenburg had secured 204 more votes than Wisconsin Justice David Prosser in the state’s supreme court election,according to the AP. Kloppenburg declared victory in the contest on Wednesday afternoon. The match-up, however, is likely to face a recount vote. The Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel relays a statement released by Kloppenburg on…
Read MoreRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Chosen New DNC Chair
The Fix, Washington Post – Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will succeed former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as chair of the Democratic National Committee, a move aimed at putting a proven television presence and able fundraiser from a swing state atop the organization heading into 2012. “In selecting Debbie to lead our party, President Obama noted her…
Read MoreTUESDAY ELECTION WATCH: High stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Female candidate at the forefront of a big money, high stakes judicial race in Wisconsin. Politico – A conservative judge’s campaign for re-election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court has become the next front in a growing multi-state Republican effort to limit the power of organized labor. The once-obscure judicial race, which will be decided in a…
Read MoreTrailblazer for Women Laid to Rest; “Path not an easy one,” says former VP Mondale
New York Times – In vivid testimonials from some of the most visible politicians in the country,Geraldine A. Ferraro was recalled on Thursday as a pioneer with “true grit” and a sense of humor who blazed a trail for future generations of women. “Gerry and I are often linked together,” said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,…
Read MoreWomen’s Rights on Trial
Will 3 women on The Supreme Court make a difference with pro-business court? By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine– More than 100 women have come forward to accuse retail giant Walmart of gender discrimination of pay and promotions at the company that raked in $14.1 billion in profits last year. The class action lawsuit, now before…
Read MoreFirst Female U.S. Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro Dead at 75
Huffington Post – Geraldine Ferraro, a Democrat and the first major female vice presidential candidate, passed away on Saturday, according to multiple reports on a statement released by her family. Jeff Zeleny at the New York Times reports that at the age of 75, Ferraro died of complications from blood cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ferraro was the…
Read MoreDid Women Start the Libyan War?
Op-Ed by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times – They are called the Amazon Warriors, the Lady Hawks, the Valkyries, the Durgas. There is something positively mythological about a group of strong women swooping down to shake the president out of his delicate sensibilities and show him the way to war. And there is something…
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