Kathy Groob

Elizabeth Warren Leaps Over Primary Challenge In Massachusetts

June 3, 2012

NPR – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren addresses the Democratic State Convention before the delegate vote in Massachusetts Saturday. Democrat Elizabeth Warren will not have to face a primary challenger in the…

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Nuns Fighting Back Against the Vatican

June 3, 2012

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has just announced that they’re going to fight the Vatican crackdown against American nuns — calling the accusations against them “unsubstantiated” and “the result of a…

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EMILY’S List Endorses Two in Competitive Primaries

May 31, 2012

Roll Call – EMILY’s List announced today it is fully endorsing two female candidates locked in competitive Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Hawaii. The group, which helps elect women that support abortion…

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Minnesota’s Women Winning Announces Candidate Class to Take Back Pro-Choice Majorities at Legislature

May 30, 2012

Minnesota’s largest women’s PAC provides significant support to their endorsed candidates Saint Paul, MN — Looking to increase the number of women serving at the state legislature and regain pro-choice majorities lost…

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National Federation of Democratic Women Descend Upon Louisville This Week for Annual Convention

May 30, 2012

The members of the National Federation of Democratic Women will descend upon Louisville Kentucky this week beginning Wednesday May 30th through Saturday, June 2nd for their annual national convention.  The convention to…

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Two female reservists sue over Army’s barring women from combat roles

May 29, 2012

Associated Press/New York Times – RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two women in the Army Reserve have sued the Defense Department and the Army in a bid to reverse military policies barring women from combat roles.…

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Memorial Day: Remembering Women Who Died in the Vietnam War

May 26, 2012

American Military Women who Died in the Vietnam War 1st Lt. Sharon Ann Lane – On the Wall at 23W 112Lt. Lane died from shrapnel wounds when the 312th Evac. at Chu Lai…

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For Native American Women in Alaska, Scourge of Rape, Rare Justice

May 24, 2012

The New York Times – Alaska — She was 19, a young Alaska Native woman in this icebound fishing village of 800 in the Yukon River delta, when an intruder broke into…

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NC’s Linda Coleman wins Democratic Primary; Opponent uncertain

May 23, 2012

NewsObserver – A Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor emerged Tuesday in the low-profile race for North Carolina’s No. 2 post, but a crowded Republican field left the party’s nominee undecided. Linda Coleman,…

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