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Up Close with a Candidate: Sara Feigenholtz ***Special Election March 3rd***
Sara Feigenholtz is a candidate for Illnois’ 5th Congressional seat in Northwest Chicago; the seat recently vacated by President Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. The primary election is March 3, 2009 and the general election is on April 7, 2009. Sara took a few moments off from the campaign trail to sit down with…
Read MoreWhere the Hell are all the Women?
Hillary’s historic run left “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling” By Gloria Feldt – Elle Magazine So where are the other female politicians who should be looking to shatter it? Here are the real reason efforts to get women to run in greater numbers have largely failed—until now. Around a table at Phoenix hot…
Read MoreMeet the New Women in Congress
Eleven new Congresswomen and two new female Senators were sworn into office with the 111th Congress. Kathy Dahlkemper (D) – Congresswoman from Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, having beat out incumbent Congressman Phil English for the honor of representing the district. A long-time resident of Erie but a first-time campaigner, she and her husband, Dan have 5…
Read MoreWomen Senators Stand Tall for Equal Pay Bill
By Kathy Groob, creator ElectWomen.com In an historic first bill signing, President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act. The legislation passed the House of Representatives in sweeping form and came before the Senate for a vote on January 22, 2009. A strong Democratic partisan show of force in the Nancy Pelosi-lead…
Read MoreCritical Women’s Issues: The Fight to End Human Trafficking
By former Maryland State Senator, Sharon Grosfeld On December 23, 2008, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (the Act), was enacted into law. This legislation, (H.R. 7311) sponsored in the House by Representative Howard Berman, Democrat from California, is critical to ending, or at least slowing down the trafficking of women…
Read MoreLong Road Ahead for Women Seeking Office
RULES OF THE GAME DESPITE GAINS MADE IN 2008, THE CAROLINE KENNEDY SENATE DRAMA REVEALS OBSTACLES LEFT TO BE OVERCOME by Eliza Newlin Carney Caroline Kennedy may or may not succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate next year. But in one respect, Kennedy is already walking in Clinton’s shoes: Her campaign to convince…
Read MoreDesire to Make a Difference Motivated First Woman Commissioner
Tracey Glenn’s Story One day while watching my local news, I heard a story about corruption in our local housing authority. This story topped the local news for months. During this time it was discovered that a two-term incumbent in the County Commissioner’s office had family ties to one of those that the corruption centered…
Read MoreSpotlight: Mary Jo Kilroy Wins Close Race for Congress
Mary Jo Kilroy Wins Close Race for Congress Democrat defeats Stivers in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District BY JAMES NASH –THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A jubilant Mary Jo Kilroy celebrates her victory with supporters outside the Franklin County Board of Elections. She won the seat by 2,311 votes, more than the 0.5 percent margin that would trigger…
Read MoreCan Women Running for Office Catch Up With Men?
By Karen Jeffrey Cape Code Times, Staff Writer Over the course of her life, Thelma Goldstein has witnessed many changes in the status of women. At the time of her birth, women had no right to vote. She was a toddler when the 19th Amendment was ratified. For much of Goldstein’s life, the idea of…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Put More Women in Office
It’s Time to Put More Women in Office By Ellen Malcolm If you’re a progressive in this country, then you should be really upset that only 17 percent of the U.S. Congress is women. At EMILY’s List we are dedicated to patching this gaping hole in our representative democracy, and we’ve come a long way:…
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