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Farrah Fawcett 1947-2009
Farrah Fawcett died today after a courageous battle with anal cancer that spread throughout her body. Once known as a TV beauty pop icon, Farrah proved her acting abilities in a movie that brought the deadly secret about battered women out into the open with her performance in The Burning Bed. In “Farrah’s Story,” which…
Read More2009 Ready to Run™ Workshop Set for October 10
Since 2005, the Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha and the former Lincoln-Lancaster Women’s Commission (now the Lincoln Mayor’s Commission on Women) have collaborated on presenting crucial connections and information to encourage and support women running for elected office. Ready to Run™ is a non-partisan program developed by the Center for American Women and Politics,…
Read MoreWomen Deliver Powerful Messages at College Commencements
As the 2009 college and university commencement season comes to a close, ElectWomen Magazine highlights some of the women who delivered speeches across the United States. President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, Mount Holyoke College “Over 40 years ago, when I was in my midteens, I announced at home that I had decided to become a…
Read MoreFemale Candidate Not Successful in Hoboken Run-Off Election
Recount Possible – Peter Cammarano Declared Winner By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Election officials in Hoboken, New Jersey are still working to determine the winner in the run-off for mayor, but if Dawn Zimmer’s 244 machine vote lead holds she will be the first woman to win election as mayor in the town’s 168-year history. …
Read MoreVIRGINIA PRIMARY WINNER – Jody Wagner Advances to Virginia’s General Election
By Brandy Bailey, ElectWomen Magazine Contributor, Reporting from Virginia Beach, Virginia Jody Wagner has won the democratic primary for Lt. Governor of Virginia. With 74% of the vote she defeated challenger Michael Signer. Ms. Wagner spent part of election eve campaigning in northern Virginia and then went back to Virginia Beach for Election Day. Ms.…
Read MoreTHIS WEEK – The Art of Political Campaigning, Washington, D.C.
The Art of Political Campaigning begins Thursday this week as Campaigns & Elections (Politics Magazine) hosts its annual three-day campaign training program that has trained more than 10,000 politicos around the world. ElectWomen Magazine will be featured with Kathy Groob, EW Publisher, speaking on a panel to discuss women’s campaign issues on Friday, June 12th…
Read MoreFilly Absent from Belmont Stakes….But Wait, Is Vogue Next?
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine This Saturday the final and most demanding leg of the Triple Crown horse race will be run at Belmont Park in New York, but absent the winner of the Preakness Stakes, filly Rachel Alexandra. Owner Jess Jackson believes the filly would benefit from more time between races. “We know…
Read MoreSTEP-UP Democratic Women’s Leadership Workshops Scheduled for June
The 3rd annual STEP-UP Democratic Women’s Campaign Training program is holding its women’s leadership workshops on June 13th and 20th, 2009. Governor Jon S. Corzine and The New Jersey Democratic State Committee will host the free workshops designed to get more women Democratic involved and running for political office in New Jersey. The free series…
Read MoreSouth Carolina This Week: Women,Their Lives & Times, A Symposium on June 4th
On June 4th the University of South Carolina, College of Arts & Sciences, will host a one-day symposium on South Carolina women — a special tribute to a group of intriguing and often unsung heroines in the history of the state and a celebration of the completion of an ambitious project, a three-volume anthology, South Carolina…
Read MorePresident Obama Nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Announced today, President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. The nominee will replace retiring Justice David Souter who plans to retire when the summer session ends. Women’s organizations across the country mounted a strong lobbying effort to urge the President to select a women nominee. If…
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