So far, President Bush has nominated 26 judges to the federal bench, including six women. One of them drew the fire of abortion rights groups this week for urging the Supreme Court to reconsider and “abandon” Roe v. Wade.
Wade Horn told a Senate committee that he has reversed his stand that married couples should be given top priority in welfare benefits and other programs–but how his strong ideology will affect other programs remains unclear.
Nurses and soldiers alike played an important, although often ignored, role in America’s military history from the Revolutionary War forward. Today, military leaders will pay homage to the brave and seek out the unknown.
March 8, 1857: Women garment workers go on strike in New York to demand better working conditions. In 1910, socialists adopt March 8 as International Women’s Day. Today it’s about social, economic and political equity worldwide.
The eve of Women’s History Month and the close of Black History Month is the right moment to take note of Black women’s unique history and the future they are writing.
In a controversial magazine, a reformist editor pushes the envelope of women’s rights by writing about unequal divorce laws, sex and domestic violence. She also is thought to have influenced the strong women’s vote in the last election.
For years, Philadelphia police had been lying about rape, burying or shelving cases to improve crime stats. To counter a crisis of public confidence, the commissioner created the nation’s first women’s review of rape reports. Arrests went up.
In 300 A.D., a Christian priest named Valentine became a saint through beheading. Now a popular book urges all wives to do the same–become a “Surrendered Wife” who loses her head, cares not about family finances and learns the value of submission.
Women embodied by Rosie the Riveter, the World War II icon with flashing eyes and bulging biceps, now have their own memorial, thanks to aging Rosies who came together, remembering solidarity and how they helped win the war and liberate themselves.
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