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New Power Player in Missouri Politics – HARRIETT’S LIST
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Yesterday a new organization dedicated to electing progressive Democratic women to the state legislature and state-wide office was born. Harriett’s List, founded after the former Missouri Lt. Governor Harriett Woods, was formally launched Tuesday at a ceremony at University City, Missouri. “To continue Harriett’s legacy of putting women in…
Read MorePolitical Action is Just the Tip of the Iceberg with Pittsfield Women
Pittsfield WHEN Organizing Women to Win City Races by Kathy Groob In 2004 the Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Council was considered by many to be dysfunctional. Still recovering from the loss of the city’s major employer, General Electric, and long-time, dug-in “good old boy” city politics, Pittsfield’s future seemed bleak. That is until a group of…
Read MoreWashington’s Women in Politics Lead the Way
Their Sacrifices and Successes Make Life Better for Women and Families by Nancy Schatz Alton In 1991, when Christine Gregoire was asked to run for attorney general in Washington state, she studied the idea, and then decided against it. “My husband and I sat down with our two daughters and I said I wasn’t going…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Taking Steps to Advance Women in Politics & Leadership
Despite being ranked 50th in the nation in women’s political involvement, South Carolina women are taking steps needed to bring about change in their state. The Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics, a bi-partisan women’s political training organization, is hosting its 2009 Leading Women Dinner in Columbia on May 1st followed the next day by…
Read MoreA Woman’s Place – Now in the Missouri State Senate
Missouri Women Gaining Ground in the Missouri State Senate. Thirty-six years ago in 1973 Mary Gant, a Kansas City Democrat, became the first woman in Missouri history elected to state senate. Since that time, 20 other women have been elected to the Missouri State Senate; at least one served in each session. This year a…
Read MoreANNIE’S LIST – A Modern Day Women’s Movement with Roots Steeped in Texas Politics
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine No, Annie’s List of Texas is not named for former Governor Ann Richards but for a lesser known “Annie”, Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, a trailblazer and the first woman elected to statewide office in Texas in 1918. Annie Blanton fought against tough odds and ruthless political tactics to be…
Read MoreTen Years Making a Difference for Georgia Women
by Kathy Groob They are businesswomen, psychologists, attorneys, activists and government officials. Strong, smart women from Georgia came together 10 years ago this fall to provide support and funding for Democratic women candidates. Georgia’s WIN List has grown to over 5,000 donors and contributed $60,000 to endorsed female candidates in the 2008 election cycle. “Early…
Read MoreReady to Run Nebraska Gearing Up for Fall Program
Women in Nebraska will come together on October 10th for Ready to Run, a political campaign school for women. Ten women who have participated in Ready to Run™ workshops over the past few years were elected to office in Nebraska. Bonnie Coffey, former director of the Lincoln-Lancaster Women’s Commission and the current president of the National…
Read MoreVirginia’s Political Champion: Senator Yvonne B. Miller
By Jessica Smocer, Virginia’s Farm Team Senator Yvonne B. Miller’s resume is nothing short of remarkable. The eldest of 13 children, she was born in Edenton, North Carolina, but moved to Norfolk, Va. Faced with segregation and the massive resistance of the times, she earned her teaching degree from Virginia State College in 1956; her Master’s degree from…
Read MoreMadeleine Kunin Ignites Energy in Indiana Women
100 Indiana Women Celebrate Spring With Politics Amid the spring blossoms and stately halls of the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, nearly 100 members and guests of the Indiana Democratic Women’s Caucus Political Action Committee enjoyed an evening of politics on Saturday, March 28th. Former Vermont Governor and author of Pearls, Politics & Power, Madeleine…
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