EMILY’s List Endorses 3 House Candidates
By Abby Livingston, Roll Call – EMILY’s List, an organization that backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights, announced Thursday a trifecta of endorsements for candidates in open-seat in races in Michigan,…
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Shirley Temple Black Ran for Congress in 1967
Shirley Temple (1928-2014) (pictured with Eleanor Roosevelt) National Women’s History Museum- Born in Santa Monica, California, to George Francis Temple and Gertrude Amelia Krieger on April 23, 1928, Shirley Temple rose to…
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LeanIn.org and Getty Aim to Change Women’s Portrayal in Stock Photos
New York Times – SAN FRANCISCO — There is the businesswoman, wearing a suit and glasses and holding a briefcase. There is the mother, smiling as she pours milk into her children’s…
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Women Are Getting the Job Done, by Sen. Amy Klobuchar , U.S. Senator from Minnesota
When Senator Barbara Mikulski first came to the Senate in 1987, it was a pretty lonely place for women. There was only one other female senator, and there wasn’t even a women’s…
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Running Start’s 8th Annual Women to Watch Awards April 2nd
8th Annual Women to Watch Awards – Save the Date | Running Start Bringing Young Women to Politics. | Running Start.
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Sandra Fluke Decides Against Congressional Bid
By Emily Cahn for Roll Call – Women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke will not run for Congress in California’s open 33rd District, instead opting to run for a seat in the state Senate,…
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EMILY’s List Endorses Debra Hilstrom for Minnesota Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Debra Hilstrom in the election for Secretary of State of Minnesota. “Debra Hilstrom has an outstanding record…
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Twenty-nine women from Emerge Kentucky file for the 2014 Primary Election
Emerge Kentucky, a non-profit organization established in 2009 to recruit and train Democratic women to run for public office, today announced that twenty-nine women from Emerge Kentucky have filed for elected office…
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Jill Miller Zimon Makes It Official- Challenges Incumbent in Ohio State House Primary
There will be a battle in the Democratic Party for House District 12 Former Pepper Pike City Councilwoman and political activist Jill Miller Zimon filed petitions today for the May 6th Democratic…
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