March 5, 1919: The special railroad car, chartered by the National Woman’s Party, left the nation’s capital on February 15th and has given these brave activists a chance to state their case to huge crowds and numerous reporters around the country.
March 4, 1918: A major victory today for 218 suffragists arrested during last year for picketing along the White House fence!
Let Girls Learn will build on investments the US already has made in global primary school education and expand them to help adolescent girls complete their education.
March 3, 1913: Any doubts about the courage, dedication, or organizational skills of suffragists that may have existed in the minds of some a few hours ago must certainly lie discarded along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C, tonight.
US District Judge Joseph Bataillon ruled Monday morning that Nebraska’s same-same sex marriage ban is unconstitutional.
Journalist Masih Alinejad was awarded the Women’s Rights Award at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy last week for her activism supporting Iranian women who choose not to cover their heads in a hijab.
February 27, 1913: The suffrage hikers pushed on toward Washington, D.C., this morning despite rain, mud, hecklers and a growing conflict with the officers of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
In just one week, those tests have led to hundreds of leads
Some of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act’s key key provisions include a requirement of confidential reporting systems on colleges and universities, minimum training requirements for campus personnel, and stricter penalties for schools found to be in violation of Title IX or the Clery Act.
February 26, 1913: General Rosalie Jones and her suffragist Army of the Hudson are advancing again!
Right now, federal law does not require health or sex education to include sexual assault prevention – but that could change.
Obama spoke largely about his two biggest promises for immigration reform.
February 25, 1913: Proving that they can be just as bold indoors as on the road, the suffrage hikers descended upon two of Baltimore’s most patriarchal institutions on this, the 14th day of their pilgrimage from Newark, New Jersey, to Washington, D.C.
An estimated 50 percent of Malawian girls becoming child brides, and approximately one in eight girls are married by 15.
While the veto has stopped pipeline construction from being forced through legislation, the project is going back to review in the State Department, where it has been for the past six years.
The FMLA update means employees in legal, same-sex marriages can take family medical leave to take care of their spouse even if they live in another state. The change could affect up to 118,000 spouses.
February 23, 1913: In an unexpected move – and an extraordinary burst of energy and enthusiasm – most of the suffragist Army of the Hudson walked all 26 miles from Belair to Baltimore, Maryland, today.
Many Americans had not heard of the proposal to make 2 years of community college free until President Obama’s State of the Union address. Tennessee and Chicago, however, have long been working to make this plan a reality for their students.
Tiger Inn also got national media attention when someone spray-painted the words “rape haven” on the club’s stone fence late last year. However, as of this week, Tiger Inn has elected its first woman, Grace Larsen, as president.
February 20, 1913: Another day and another State line crossed for the suffrage hikers!
