Representative Ileana Ros-lehtinen Calls for Hearings on Peace Corps Rapes
Peace Corps fails to support rape victims – 1,000 women report being raped while in the Peace Corps New York Times – Jess Smochek arrived in Bangladesh in 2004 as…
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How Feminism Rescued the Housewife from the 1950’s
by Stephanie Coontz for the New York Times – ONE of the most enduring myths about feminism is that 50 years ago women who stayed home full time with their children enjoyed…
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Ann Curry to Replace Meredith Vieira on Today Show
Politico – The long-awaited shakeup of the “Today” show, expected last week but apparently delayed amidst the news of Osama bin Laden’s death, is now official: Meredith Vieira is leaving the show…
Read MoreNatalie Tennant is the only woman in five-man West Virginia Democratic primary for Governor
By Kathy Groob – No shrinking violet, West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant is up against a powerhouse of male candidates in the upcoming West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary election. From…
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The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women Jessica Valenti
Read MoreKeep Trying Rosie!
by Kathy Groob – Living in the most northern part of Kentucky (near Cincinnati), the annual run for the roses doesn’t quite have the same meaning as it does for my Louisville…
Read MoreMelina Kennedy Wins Indianapolis Mayoral Democratic Primary
Melina Kennedy handily won in unofficial results as Democratic primary voters decide who will take on Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard in the November election. Ballard was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kennedy…
Read MoreMoving Backwards: CBS Names Male Correspondent to Anchor Desk
Katie Couric to Step Down in June – By Kathy Groob Five years ago Katie Couric became the first solo female anchor of a weekday evening news program on one of the…
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Hillary Clinton: Justice Has Been Served
Today U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a press conference saying “justice has been served,” with respect to the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. From The Hill, Clinton, in…
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