November 2010 – Page 3 of 4

Iran, Saudi Arabia Run for U.N. Women’s Board

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● November 10, 2010

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the countries on the list for today’s elections to the 41-member executive board of the U.N.’s new super agency for women. Some critics say countries that allow death by stoning should be disqualified.

Daughter Topples Orthodox Law Disinheriting Her

By Womens Enews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● November 9, 2010

Amy Neustein could have quietly savored her recent legal victory in a case of inheritance rights in New York. She’d won. The house was hers. But too many Orthodox women have lost similar struggles to keep silent.

Shackling Pregnant Women Spurs Prison-Reform Push

By Susan Elan ● Crime & Law ● November 9, 2010

Thirty six states received failing grades for using various restraints on the belly and arms of incarcerated woman during labor and delivery in a recent report. On Monday, activists gathered online to discuss follow-through.

Female Food Pioneers Celebrate ‘Land Army’ Roots

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● November 5, 2010

The Woman’s Land Army is a group of almost-forgotten U.S. women who helped feed the country during World War I. Today their self-sufficient example is helping to nourish the locally-grown food movement.

Election Victories: No Increase in Elected Women

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● November 5, 2010

(WOMENSENEWS)–

Cheers

Republican women gained three governorships, a U.S. Senate seat and eight seats in the House of Representatives in the midterms elections. Two newly-elected female GOP governors, Nikki Haley, South Carolina, and Susana Martinez, New Mexico, became the first female governors in their respective states, as well as the first female governors of color in the nation.

This Veterans Day, Help a Woman Come Home

By Paula J. Caplan ● Politics ● November 5, 2010

Psychologist Paula J. Caplan has written a play about a character who might say something about all female vets. She has complicated emotions and thinks she’s going crazy. But she’s not. She just needs attention to her painful secrets.

Women of SNCC Recall Roles in Civil Rights Battles

By Judy Richardson ● Arts & Culture ● November 5, 2010

“Hands on the Freedom Plow” recounts stories of 52 women who were part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the 1960s. In this excerpt, Judy Richardson recalls the start of her three-year stint with what was called SNCC.

Stabbing Victim’s Face Reconstructed on Reality TV

By Regina Varolli ● Crime & Law ● November 5, 2010

In December a victim of domestic violence will have her reconstruction surgery broadcast in a Discovery Health documentary. She wasn’t looking for this publicity, but had given up on a pro-bono referral service that in her case broke down.

Rita O’Grady Joins Film Ranks of Rae and Silkwood

By Womens Enews Staff ● Uncategorized ● November 3, 2010

Rita O’Grady Joins Film Ranks of Rae and Silkwood

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● November 3, 2010

“Made in Dagenham” opens Nov. 19 and is sure to boost English machinist Rita O’Grady into the woman-worker-warrior ranks of Norma Rae and Karen Silkwood. There’s plenty more in store this month, including a thriller about Valerie Plame.