Getting 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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Elizabeth Colbert Busch Seeks South Carolina Congressional Seat
By ALEX ISENSTADT, POLITICO – Elizabeth Colbert Busch has lost at least one election, against some very stiff competition: a vote among the eight Colbert siblings, including her comedian brother Stephen, to decide…
Read MoreWith One Week to Go, Chicago Congressional Primary Race Tight for Former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson
Chicago Sun Times – The day she received the backing of one of her biggest competitors, 2nd congressional candidate Robin Kelly says she’s far from starting any early celebrations. “I take nothing…
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