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‘Comfort Women’ Ranks Extend Beyond Korea

By Rochelle G. Saidel ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2014

Other victims from Taiwan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and East Timor were also forced into sexual slavery. Sometimes women were required to provide sexual service, which could be defined as rape, for up to 50 soldiers per day.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scrutinizes Court’s Gender Rulings

By Juhie Bhatia ● Crime & Law ● September 12, 2014

The 81-year-old, known to her online fans as the Notorious R.B.G., is the oldest member of the court, but she says she’s not planning on going away any time soon. Here are some of her thoughts from a New York women’s health gathering earlier this week.

Rosalie Wahl’s Push for Libraries Spurred Law Career

By Lori Sturdevant ● Uncategorized ● June 28, 2014

The first woman named to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Wahl decided in her 30s to pursue law after she grew tired of “sitting outside of doors, with the doors shut, and them [men] deciding,” says Lori Sturdevant in this excerpt from “Her Honor.”

Jill Abramson Was Haunted by NYT’s Family Ghosts

By Betsy Wade ● Uncategorized ● May 19, 2014

If Times’ owners had done better hiring long ago, aspirants of all persuasions, genders and colors would fail or succeed at their requisite speeds. And thus the loss of Abramson would not appear as the loss of the only redwood in the forest.

Road to College Included Hitchhiking with Kids

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Uncategorized ● May 2, 2014

Two young children and no car didn’t prevent Rita Henley Jensen from enrolling in Ohio State University. She caught a ride with a stranger and her family’s future was transformed, she says in this excerpt from the anthology “Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God.”

Grandma Gatewood Becomes Trailblazer for U.S. Hikers

By Ben Montgomery ● Uncategorized ● April 18, 2014

At 67, the mother of 11 and grandmother of 23 became the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail solo, a pioneer for hikers and backpackers, says Ben Montgomery in this excerpt from “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk.” Four years later, she hiked the Oregon Trail.

New York Marks Suffrage History in Shadow of Vote

By Melissa B. Elian ● Uncategorized ● July 1, 2013

New York lawmakers just blocked Gov. Cuomo’s efforts to make the state a beacon of women’s equality. But they did agree to recognize the historic importance of the suffrage wagon, which started rolling 100 years ago today.

Anne Frank’s Father Unable to Ban Fear in Annex

By Melissa Muller ● Uncategorized ● June 15, 2013

Despite not living in continuous tension, fear was a constant in the secret annex Anne Frank and her family hid in during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, says Melissa Müller in this excerpt from her revised biography “Anne Frank.”

Hillary Clinton Mended U.S. Global Image from Day 1

By Kim Ghattas ● Arts & Culture ● March 29, 2013

Obama’s secretary of state had a smooth transition into her new role in 2009, starting with her strategic decision of which country to visit first, says Kim Ghattas in this excerpt from “The Secretary.”

At the End, Betty Friedan Broadened her Vision

By Lucy Komisar ● Uncategorized ● March 28, 2013

Betty Friedan’s parting words: “We didn’t challenge the system enough.” She helped start the women’s revolution but came to realize–along with many of us–that the problem everyone faced was economic predators.