Abigail Disney
Speculation Builds on Hillary Clinton for President
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Politics
Mariane Pearl Reflects on Launch of Intl Girls’ Day
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Mariane Pearl, an internationally-known journalist, is a leading figure in the first ever celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child. In an interview, the 45-year-old mother of one spotlights education as the most important goal.
Arts & Culture
Voters Let Women Decide in Recent Abortion Poll
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A poll commissioned by Republicans for Choice asks “who decides” a woman’s right to abortion. It’s not a question other polls are asking this year and the results indicate strong support of a woman’s right to choose.
Arts & Culture
Vatican Harangue Makes Stars of ‘Nuns on the Bus’
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A rotating group of a dozen or so nuns recently used a nine-state bus tour to preach against the GOP’s Ryan budget, one that will slash social services. In August the nuns’ leadership will decide whether to genuflect before the Vatican’s demands.
Arts & Culture
War’s Violence Scalds Fighters and Their Families
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Ann Jones spent a year traveling through post-conflict zones, giving cameras to women to share stories of what war did to their lives. In this excerpt from her book, “War Is Not Over When It’s Over,” she reveals how war shadowed her own life.
Commentary
Left Out Twice: Living with HIV and Disabilities
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A global conference on AIDS is taking place this week in Vienna, Austria, and Shantha Rau Barriga says the special vulnerabilities of women with disabilities must be kept on the agenda.
Politics
She Raises Stakes That Support the ‘Big Tent’
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(WOMENSENEWS)–My passion for politics first came into focus while I was a young professional working for IBM in Washington, D.C., selling computers to government offices. I considered myself to be an independent voter, and I had always been interested in issues that impacted my life and surroundings rather than on party politics. But in […]
Arts & Culture
Child Care Void Hinders Help for Addicted Moms
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Lack of child care partly explains why the majority of women with substance-abuse problems aren’t getting treatment, officials say. In New Jersey, researchers found that nearly half of the women who abuse drugs and alcohol are mothers.
Arts & Culture
Off-Year Races Offer Openings to Women
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Leslie Byrne hopes to become Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor after today’s votes are counted and more women hope to run America’s biggest cities. In California, voters are considering parental notification for abortion.