Posts by Kathy Groob
Lake County Florida Democratic Women Holding Campaign Training Seminar
The Democratic Woman’s Club of Lake County Florida are hosting a seminar entitled RUN JANE RUN, to teach Democratic women about how to run for public office. The seminar is Saturday, April 24, 2010 9-12 noon at the Tavares Civic Center, 110 E. Caroline Street, Tavares, Florida. Party officials and women who have waged successful…
Read MoreThe Iron Lady of Politics – Nancy Pelosi
by Attorney, Michael Yaki When the pundits claimed that the Democrats were too fractious to unite behind a single health care bill, one person calmly said it would not only be possible, but that it would happen. When everyone thought the health bill would fracture into a million pieces, one person said it should continue…
Read MoreThe Future of Black Women In Politics
In 2010, black politics is often written in male faces. Tomorrow, women may be the torchbearers of black political power. Today’s pantheon of African-American political talent begins with President Barack Obama, who rode into office on the strength of organized communities and an overwhelming black turnout. Add to the shining roster: Cory Booker, Rhodes Scholar…
Read MoreIndia’s Parliament Approves Quotas to Improve Women’s Political Participation
“This is a momentous development in the long journey of empowering our women,” said India’s Prime Minster Manmohan Singh, speaking after the upper house of India’s parliament approved a historic bill that would set aside one-third of all legislative seats for women. The move was aimed at overturning six decades of male-dominated decision-making in his…
Read MoreJuanita Goggins Dead: Once-Revered SC Lawmaker Freezes To Death Alone
When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House. Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75, a solitary figure living in a rented house four miles from the gleaming Statehouse…
Read MoreFirst Woman Wins Oscar for Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director at the 82nd annual Academy Awards. Nominated for nine Academy Awards, The Hurt Locker took home six awards at the ceremony held Sunday, March 7, 2010. Previous female director nominee, Barbara Streisand, present Bigelow her award. The Hurt Locker tells the…
Read MoreCenter for American Women and Politics Publishes New Study on Female State Legislators
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Hot off the presses, The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University has released the most comprehensive study ever conducted on women running for state legislatures. Titled Poised to Run: Women’s Pathways to the State Legislatures, the report offers a fresh look at how women reach…
Read MoreThey’re Off and Running….Emerge Kentucky Begins 2010 Candidate Training Program
Program Recruits and Trains Women to Run for Office Emerge Kentucky, a non-profit organization established in 2009 to recruit and train Democratic women to run for public office, held its first candidate training program last weekend on Saturday, February 27, 2010 in Georgetown. The new class represents Kentucky’s cultural and geographic diversity with women coming…
Read MoreNAACP Names 44-Year-Old Woman to Chair Organization
Appointment Marks a Generational Shift The new guard is in control at the National Association of Advancement for Colored People (NAACP) with the appointment of its new Chairwoman, Roslyn Brock. Heading the policymaking arm of the organization, at 44, Brock is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the post. “I’m proud to…
Read More2010 TEXAS PRIMARY ELECTION: Gubernatorial Candidate Kay Bailey Hutchinson Falling Behind Far Right Conservative Incumbent Governor
On March 2nd Republican primary voters of Texas will select their nominee for Governor for the general election in November. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson at one time was considered the hands-on favorite, but now is slipping behind her opponent, Governor Rick Perry in recent polling. While labeling herself a staunch conservative with the support…
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