Posts by Kathy Groob
The Passing of Two Important Feminists
The first, Gerda Lerner, feminist and historian died at 92 years of age. The New York Times – Her death was confirmed by Steve J. Stern, a history professor and friend at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Dr. Lerner had taught for many years. In the mid-1960s, armed with a doctorate in history from Columbia…
Read MoreCongressional Leadership Elections
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Read MoreGabby Giffords Going to Newtown on Friday
News-Times – Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is making plans to meet in Newtown,, perhaps as early as Friday, with families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shootings. The exact time and place is yet to be disclosed. Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, are expected to meet individually with as many of the 26…
Read MoreNew Hampshire’s All Female Delegation Takes the Stage Tomorrow
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE for The New York Times – Most states are red or blue. A few are purple. After the November election, New Hampshire turned pink. Women won the state’s two Congressional seats. Women already held the state’s two Senate seats. When they are all sworn into office on Thursday, New Hampshire will become the first…
Read MoreHillary Clinton Remains Hospitalized With Blood Clot in Head
By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES for ABC News – Hillary Clinton’s latest health update — cerebral venous thrombosis — is a rare and potentially “life-threatening” condition, according to medical experts, but one from which the globe-trotting secretary of state is likely to recover from. In an update from her doctors, Clinton’s brain scans revealed a clot had formed in the right transverse venous…
Read MoreA Wish for 2013: Equal Pay for Equal Work
It’s 2012 and close to four years after the Lilly ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law. Surely, the gender wage gap has been closed, right? Wrong. Even with moves toward equalizing pay between men and women, men still make almost 20% more than women in nearly all industries. This is despite the fact…
Read MoreIndia Gang Rape Case Sets Off Debate Over Women’s Rights
Huffington Post – NEW DELHI — India’s army and navy canceled New Year’s celebrations on Monday out of respect for a New Delhi student whose gang-rape and murder has set off an impassioned debate about what the nation needs to do to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Protesters and politicians have called for…
Read MoreIndia Must Act To Stop the Violence Against Women
Six Charged With Murder in India After Rape Victim’s Death – Protests Grow By HEATHER TIMMONS, NIHARIKA MANDHANA and SRUTHI GOTTIPATI for The New York Times NEW DELHI — As protests grew in India on Saturday over the death of a young woman who was raped in New Delhi this month by several men in…
Read MoreChicago’s Debbie Halvorson Opens Congressional Campaign Headquarters
Debbie Halvorson has opened a campaign office in Steger, IL for her special election in the vacated Congressional seat most recently held by Jesse Jackson, Jr. The office located near the center of the district at 15 West 34th Street (which is also known as Steger Rd.). Campaign phone 708-898-0550. The primary election will be…
Read MoreMilitary Sexual Assaults In Combat Zones Happen Frequently: Study
Researchers contacted 1,100 women who served in Iraq or Afghanistan and asked them questions about sexual assaults and harassment while deployed. Among the findings, sexual assaults — including rape — were reported by 22.8 percent of women. The anonymous surveys also showed that 48.6 percent of women said they had experienced sexual harassment while in…
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