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Senator Gillibrand Campaign: More Women in Politics
New York Times – As a girl, Kirsten E. Gillibrand learned about politics from her grandmother, Dorothea Noonan, a secretary in the New York State Legislature who defied the norms of her day and organized other women into what became a formidable political club in Albany. Ms. Noonan, known as Polly, would take her granddaughter to the…
Read MoreEmerge Kentucky Graduates Its Second Class of Women Candidates
By Kathy Groob – When Emerge Kentucky launched its female candidate training program for Democratic women in 2009, the state was ranked 45th in the nation for women in politics and just 15% of the members in the state legislature were women. On Saturday Emerge Kentucky graduated its second class of 24 women and encourages…
Read MoreWant to Reach Women? Social Media.
By Eli Rosenburg for The Atlantic Wire – Chart: Ladies Love Social Networking, But Not LinkedIn Though the jury’s still out on whether the digital world has truly shaken up traditional power structures, The Pew Research Center has just tossed a fun little nugget into the debate: its new study shows 56 percent of the users of…
Read MoreMeet the Newest Member of Congress – Kathy Hochul of New York’s 26th District
Kathy Hochul Hits the Ground Running By Kathy Groob –Upstate New York’s 26th Congressional District was a seat that no Democrat could win. That was until Kathy Hochul’s upset victory got the attention of the nation on May 24th when she became the first woman to win the seat that was previously held by Republicans.…
Read MoreWhen It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won’t Be Boys
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg for The New York Times – “There was a collective rolling of the eyes and a distinct sense of “Here we go again” among the women of the House of Representatives last week when yet another male politician, Representative Anthony D. Weiner, confessed his “terrible mistakes” and declared himself “deeply sorry…
Read MoreSUMMER READING BUZZ: What political candidates should never do, and other “Neverisms”
By Kathy Groob – My friend and author, Dr. Mardy Grothe’s new book Neverisms started me thinking about the list of things never to do when you are running for public office. Like never forget to send thank you notes to your donors, never print a mail piece or door hanger without a disclaimer, never show…
Read MoreLatin America’s former first ladies bid to break macho presidential mold
By Rory Campbell for The Guardian – Hillary Clinton failed to make the transition, but former first ladies across Latin America are following in her footsteps and campaigning to become presidents, in what may become a fresh wave of female heads of state in the region. Former “primeras damas” in Guatemala, Honduras and Argentina have…
Read MoreRep. Gabrielle Giffords releases 1st photos since being shot in head
MSNBC— Two photos of a smiling Rep. Gabrielle Giffords were released early Sunday by her office, her hair shorn short but few other telling signs of her gunshot wound to the head. The Facebook photos, the first clear snapshots of Giffords since the shooting five months ago, showed how far she has come since a gunman shot…
Read MoreCutting Through the Clutter: Pandora Internet Radio Delivers Ads Direct to Users
By Rick Ridder and Kevin Herman For Campaigns & Elections Magazine – Down-ballot races always face an uphill battle. When it comes to fundraising, increasing name identification, attracting earned media, and generating buzz around the campaign, the better-known “front-runners” tend to steal the limelight. This was certainly the case for Bernie Buescher, the 2010 Democratic…
Read MoreKathleen Kennedy Townsend Speaks About Family Legacy of Sacrifice to KY Women’s Network
By Robert Layton, Publisher of Blue Bluegrass – Forty-three years ago on June 6, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy gave his life for public service, when on that day he was assassinated in Los Angeles. On Friday, June 3, 2011, The Women’s Network presented an extraordinary and compelling speech by his daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. Townsend has…
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