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Pro-Choice March Largest in History

By Allison Stevens ● Health & Science ● April 26, 2004

More than a million pro-choice demonstrators turned out for The March for Women’s Lives, making it a historic day, according to organizers. Speakers urged marchers to elect politicians who will safeguard women’s health and reproductive rights.

Pro-Choice Advocates Converge on Capital

By Allison Stevens ● Health & Science ● April 25, 2004

The March for Women’s Lives, the first national pro-choice demonstration since 1992, is taking place today in Washington. Look here for nonstop coverage of the election-year demonstration from reporters and photographers with Women’s eNews.

Pro-Choice Advocates Converge on Capital Today

By Allison Stevens ● Health & Science ● April 25, 2004

Kerry Faulted for Taking Female Vote for Granted

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● March 2, 2004

Democratic frontrunner John Kerry enters Super Tuesday today with a strong record of support on women’s issues. But women’s rights leaders wish he were doing more to reach out to female voters.

Sandra Mims Rowe: Prized Editor, Mentor

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● January 31, 2004

Sandra Mims Rowe receives a prestigious editor-of-the-year award this month. It’s a tribute that expresses how some of the country’s top female journalists feel about a mentor and nurturer of Pulitzer-prize winning newsrooms.

Single Women May Decide 2004 Election

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● January 9, 2004

Unmarried women are emerging as a new voting bloc in the upcoming presidential election later this year. The trick will be getting this group, which has a relatively low turnout rate, to the voting booth in November.

Historians Working to Place Women’s Sites on the Map

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● December 11, 2003

A small group of female historians is taking steps to tell the often overlooked story of women’s history in America. They aim to do that by identifying, restoring and promoting historical sites affiliated with notable women in American history.

Capitol Receives First Statue of Minority Woman

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● October 16, 2003

A statue of Sakakawea, the Shoshone Indian who led Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, will formally take a place at the U.S. Capitol today. The statue is the first of a minority woman to be given a permanent spot in National Statuary Hall.

Female Senators Tightening Grips on Their Seats

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● September 26, 2003

Female incumbent senators have tightened their grip on office, making it more likely that women will maintain their current share of representation in the Senate. And, a new photography exhibit of female senators opens its nationwide tour.

House Okays Global Aid Addressing Women’s Needs

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● July 25, 2003

A global aid initiative that will require recipients to address women’s rights was approved by Congress last week. The Millennium Challenge Account will require countries that receive aid to incorporate women into funding proposals.

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