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Author Gail Evans, Health Activist Jessica Halem, Organizer Elizabeth Martinez, Lobbyist Dina Merrill, Educator Dr. Rose Marie Robertson, Media Activist Wanda Rapaczynski, Religious Independent Christine Vladimiroff.
Filmmaker Allison Anders, Afghan Broadcaster Shafiqa Habibi, Mutual Fund Founder Janet Hanson, Activist Mavis Nicholson Leno, Political Stage-Setters Susan Sifuentes-Trigueros and Dezie Woods-Jones, College Basketball Coach Pat Summitt
Japan’s Midori Ashida, New Jersey’s Charlotte Bunch, Montana’s Elouise Cobell, California’s Tracy Gary, New York’s Shirley Jackson and Judith S. Kaye, and Washington, D.C.’s Eleanor Smeal.
For the second year, Women’s Enews has selected 21 Leaders for the 21st Century. As we pored over nominations from our writers and our readers, we were humbled and proud to have a chance to honor such remarkable, dedicated women.
Eighty years after the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced, Carolyn Maloney, the leader of the women’s caucus in the House is trying once again to gather the necessary congressional support for a constitutional guarantee of women’s rights.
After 20 years in California’s legislature, Diane Watson was forced out by the term limits that are ending the political careers of many black female state legislators. Now Watson is running for a congressional seat, a favorite to win against 18 others.
Responding to reports of soaring family violence in the armed forces, a military-civilian task force has called for an all-out war against such abuse, including better services, training and determined punishment of offenders. First of two parts.
With the boys in the back rooms hindering women, the next source of pro-choice women candidates is likely to be community and grassroots organizing. They are being recruited and schooled in political table manners, TV makeup and sound bites.
Election 2000 reduced the women’s share in statehouses for the first time ever. And terms limits have left California legislature without a single African American woman. To regain ground, women are mobilizing to recruit and train new candidates.
As the 107th Congress is sworn in and confirmation battles begin, pro-choice advocates are working overtime to communicate one simple fact to the powers that be: America is pro-choice and women’s rights advocates are watching every vote cast in Congress.