Kathy Groob

Why Mika Brzezinski’s Know Your Value Lessons Matter

May 19, 2014

By Kathy Groob, ElectWomen – Morning Joe Co-Host Mika Brzezinski and her colleague Joe Scarborough participated in the Know Your Value conference Friday in Hartford, CT aimed at empowering and educating women.  Brzezinski’s…

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Glass Ceilings in Statehouses in the Northeast

May 19, 2014

New York Times – PHILADELPHIA — The industrial Northeast enjoys a reputation as a cradle of liberalism, a region that voted overwhelmingly for America’s first black president, started the push on same-sex…

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West Virginia Primary Today: State could see its first female U.S. senator

May 13, 2014

By Colleen S. Good, Times West Virginian –  Since U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller announced that he would not be seeking re-election on Jan. 10, 2013, there has been talk and speculation over who…

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Happy Mother’s Day –Sharing this beautiful, brief speech

May 11, 2014

On Mother’s Day in 2004, I attended our son’s college graduation at Syracuse University and listened to Phylicia Rashad deliver the commencement address.  It was so beautiful and I’ll never forget the…

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KY Congressional Candidate Jensen launches Kentucky Moms Caucus

May 7, 2014

Mom Caucus Conversation Event: May 8, 2014 Lexington, KY LEXINGTON – Democratic congressional candidate and working mom Elisabeth Jensen will launch her Kentucky Moms Caucus here next week with a coffee break…

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Jack Conway announces bid for Kentucky governor; selects woman legislator as running mate

May 6, 2014

BY SAM YOUNGMAN, Herald-Leader – Attorney General Jack Conway discusses his run for Governor with Herald-Leader reporter Sam Youngman and columnist Larry Dale Keeling after a video announcing his candidacy was released earlier…

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Women’s Campaign Fund Announces Penultimate Set of Game Changers

May 5, 2014

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Women’s Campaign Fund (WCF) named six new women to its Game Changer initiative, bringing the total to 32. Forty women will be named Game Changers, in total, in…

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Donna Edwards to Lead DCCC Red to Blue Program

May 1, 2014

Donna Edwards to Lead DCCC ‘Red to Blue’ Program By Abby Livingston, Roll Call -Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards has been named chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program,…

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EMILY’s List Team vs. the GOP Men’s Team

April 30, 2014

EMILY’s List accuses the Republican Party of running an anti-woman playbook and backs it up with the visual image of  both sides’ star players.  In a fundraising e-mail to supporters, the pro-choice…

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