Female Veterans With Lives in Limbo
Collectively, female veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN, New York Times – LOS ANGELES — In the caverns of her memory, Tiffany Jackson recalls the…
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News from Congresswoman Terri Sewell – Rosa Parks statue unveiled in Capitol Wednesday
Statement from Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell On the Unveiling of the Statue of Rosa Parks in the U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement on…
Read MoreGetting Local: Kathy Groob Book Event in Covington KY in March
Join author and political consultant Kathy Groob for a conversation and Pink Politics book signing at Roebling Point Books and Coffee in Covington Kentucky on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. until…
Read MorePBS Airs Makers:Women Who Make American Tonight at 8 p.m. EST
MAKERS: Women Who Make America tells the remarkable story of the most sweeping social revolution in American history, as women have asserted their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity,…
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Illinois Primary Today to Replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
By Abby Livingston, The Hill – Chicago-area voters head to the primary polls Tuesday to select former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr.’s successor. Among the Democrats in the race, Cook County Chief Administrative Officer…
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Governorships: Where are the women?
EMILY SCHULTHEIS, POLITICO – After a banner year in 2012 for women getting elected to Congress, the number of female members of the House and Senate stands at an all-time high. Photo…
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Salon: Go ahead, keep attacking Ashley Judd
By IRIN CARMON for Salon – I have no idea if Ashley Judd would win if she runs against Mitch McConnell, a prospect looking likelier by the day. I would bet, however, that a lot…
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Girl Power: The Case for Women in Politics
By Laela Zaidi, a 16-year-old sophomore at Joplin High School in Missouri for Huffington Post – President Obama highlighted in his State of the Union address last week the growing need for American high…
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Illinois Special Election Democratic Primary Centers Around Guns
By STEVEN YACCINO, New York Times – STEGER, Ill. — On the second floor of a firehouse in this Chicago suburb, Debbie Halvorson, a candidate for Congress, let the news cameras zoom in…
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