The number of suffragists being subjected to the ordeal of force-feeding has suddenly increased from two to five.
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Congratulate Gloria Steinem with Ms. Magazine!
Ms. will be sending Gloria a congratulatory card within a few days, and we’d love for you to sign it!
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Updates to PEPFAR Increase Oversight, Funding for Children
Congress passed the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013 on Tuesday, reaffirming and strengthening its commitment to reducing global HIV/AIDS. The 2013 act updates the program to require, among other changes, more collaboration between US departments to combat HIV/AIDS, to require a study of treatment providers, and […]
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Founding Feminists: November 20, 1917
No word from – or about – the suffragists being held in Virginia’s Occoquan Workhouse and D.C.’s District Jail today.
Albuquerque Voters Defeat Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure
Last night, voters in Albuquerque, New Mexico defeated an unprecedented ballot measure that would have banned abortion after 20 weeks and contained no exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the woman.
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law
“We are disappointed by the Supreme Court’s failure to block this unnecessary, burdensome Texas law. It’s only purpose is to deny women access to abortion – an essential part of women’s reproductive health care.”
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Founding Feminists: November 19, 1917
Sixteen of the suffragists imprisoned in Occoquan Workhouse are continuing the hunger strike they began upon arrival on the evening of the 14th.
Report Reveals LGBT People of Color Are Most Disadvantaged Workers
Inequality, lack of workplace protections, and violence and discrimination in schools all contribute to high rates of poverty and unemployment for many LGBT workers of color.
NY Court Affirms Right of Pregnant Women to Move Freely
Last week, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division rejected a lower Family Court’s ruling that a woman’s decision to move across the country while pregnant was tantamount to “appropriation of the child while in utero”and therefore could bar her custody case from being heard in her new location.
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Albuquerque Residents Vote On 20 Week Abortion Ban Today
Residents in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico will vote on a ballot measure today that, if passed, would ban abortion after 20 weeks of gestation without exceptions for the life and health of the mother or survivors of rape or incest. The New Mexico state legislature has generally been able to block anti-choice legislation, […]
US Leaders Speak Out on Role of Women in Afghanistan’s Transition
Secretary of State John Kerry, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former First Lady Laura Bush called for increased support for Afghan women during the “Advancing Afghan Women: Promoting Peace and Progress in Afghanistan” symposium held in Washington, DC last week. The US leaders asserted that women must be a strong part of Afghanistan’s […]
Report Shows Strong Global Commitment to Family Planning
“Together, so much has already been achieved, and the incredibly positive spirit expressed during this conference convinces me that we can do so much more.”
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Founding Feminists: November 15, 1917
Hunger strike!
Man Charged in Renisha McBride’s Death
“We have issued these charges because we believe the evidence will show that self-defense was not warranted.”
Hawaii Governor Signs Marriage Equality Bill
“We have moved into a new era of Aloha for same-sex couples, who can now share in the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
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Senators Introduce Pro-Choice Bill to Combat TRAP Laws
In response to a national abortion ban introduced by Republicans last week and three years of state legislative attacks on access to abortion, a group of Democratic, pro-choice Congress members introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2013 to the Senate on Wednesday. The act would prevent states from passing Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers, […]
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Founding Feminists: November 13, 1917
Today the “Silent Sentinels” who are picketing President Wilson over his failure to support nationwide woman suffrage battled a hostile mob, then were arrested by police – who failed to arrest any of their attackers.
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Military Sexual Assault Victims Barred from Essential Disability Benefits
According to the report, the VA scrutinizes claims made by sexual assault victims more intently, even when they provide the kind of documentation their counterparts are not required to.
US Supreme Court Rejects Case to Reinstate Required Ultrasounds for Abortions
“It does not merely make information available to a woman who wishes to terminate her pregnancy … it compels women to undergo an invasive medical examination and listen to a state-scripted narrative even if they object.”
Anti-Abortion Extremists Urge Volunteers to Kidnap Women
“I’m not suggesting you actually take a woman to an abortion clinic. It’s a Wonderful opportunity to minister to an abortion minded woman for an hour while you DON’T take her to the clinic.”