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LIVE/HAPPENING TODAY: Supreme Ct. takes up contraception case
LIVE/HAPPENING TODAY: Today the Supreme Court of the United States is taking up the employer contraception case. Senator Sherrod Brown says this today, “All women – regardless of their place of employment – should enjoy full access to preventive health care.” Follow all the action on Twitter: #SCOTUS#NotMyBossBusiness Hobby Lobby brought the case, wanting to deny…
Read MoreSally Field Pushes Mentoring
Getting There: Sally Field By ANDREA DRUSCH, POLITICO – Over the past five decades, two-time Academy Award winner Sally Field has managed to take on show business from just about every angle, rising from small-screen queen to behind-the-scenes force. Recently, Field, 67, spoke with POLITICO in Washington, where she headlined an event for the mentoring-focused global…
Read MoreGail Collins on Gloria Steinem Turning 80
By Gail Collins, New York Times – ON Tuesday, Gloria Steinem turns 80. Do not bother to call. She’s planning to celebrate in Botswana. “I thought: ‘What do I really want to do on my birthday?’ First, get out of Dodge. Second, ride elephants.” Very few people have aged as publicly. It’s been four decades…
Read MoreIllinois Primary Results: Ann Callis, Rodney Davis to Face Off in Targeted Illinois District
By Emily Cahn, Roll Call Former Madison County Judge Ann Callis picked up the Democratic nomination in Illinois’ 13th District Tuesday night and will now face a top target of national Democrats, freshman GOP Rep. Rodney Davis. Callis defeated physics professor George Gollin 59 percent to 28 percent, with 56 percent of precincts reporting, according…
Read MoreFormer Ohio Sec. of State and US Senate Candidate Jennifer Brunner Files for Judge
Read the announcement from Jennifer Brunner here: Since my U.S. Senate campaign and finishing my term as Ohio Secretary of State, I’ve continued to work to move good government forward. I’ve led a successful referendum to protect Ohioans’ voting rights, helped low income Americans gain access to telephone services, served in Serbia for USAID and…
Read MorePA HOUSE DEMS MAKE HISTORY: MAJORITY OF CHALLENGERS WOMEN
Posted on March 13, 2014 by Ethan Smith Twenty-eight Democratic women running to take on the Tea-party controlled House GOP in 2014 HARRISBURG, March 12, 2014—For the first time in the history of the Commonwealth, a majority of the Democrats running for the Pennsylvania House this year against Republicans will be women. The Pennsylvania House…
Read MoreBeautiful Idaho State Capitol
Idaho has a beautiful state capitol located in downtown Boise. Seven men are the elected statewide officers and both members of Congress and the US Senate are men. It’s time for the women of Idaho to elect more women! Go Lead Idaho is working for women leaders to take their place! http://www.goleadidaho.org/
Read MoreNew Documentary Film, ANITA, Hits Theaters March 21st
Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, ANITA reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. Directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Freida Mock, the film is both a celebration of Anita Hill’s legacy and a rare glimpse into her private life with friends and family, many of whom were by…
Read MoreMeet Fayetteville NC Mayor Pro Tem Kady-Ann Davy
Mayor Pro Tem Kady-Ann Davy was first elected as the District 2 representative to the Fayetteville City Council in November of 2009. Mayor Pro Tem Davy made Fayetteville her home in 2005 and immediately became actively engaged in City and community affairs.Mayor Pro Tem Davy is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where she received her bachelor’s…
Read MoreHistory says Alex Sink should have the edge in Fla. special election
Washington Post – Women thinking about running for Congress might consider this: Running in a special election is apparently the easier route to getting the job. According to a Smart Politics study of over 7,500 House races going back to 1980, women have won in special elections at twice the rate they win in general…
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