“We now look to the Supreme Court to protect women’s access to these essential health care services while we fight this critical court battle.”
Uncategorized
Founding Feminists: November 5, 1917
The final suffrage meetings and rallies are still going on, and leaders are making sure that their armies of volunteers who have been working almost non-stop through two successive campaigns are ready to shift gears overnight and work just as hard to assure a fair election.
Uncategorized
Founding Feminists: November 4, 1917
Though the outcome won’t be known for at least 48 hours, the kind of unprecedented organizing that’s gone on, and the high degree of support for suffrage that’s being expressed, has made for a good deal of justifiable optimism.
Supreme Court Dismisses Major Medical Abortion Case
Without much explanation, the US Supreme Court took a major abortion case off of its docket today, providing relief for abortion rights supporters concerned about how the conservative court may have decided the case.
Report Encourages Increased Access to Condoms for Adolescents
The report insists that free or low-cost condoms should be available in locations easily accessible for adolescents – such as schools, pediatricians’ offices, and even malls.
SNAP Cuts Taking Effect Today Leave More Americans Vulnerable
Despite the importance of SNAP for keeping 47 million Americans out of poverty – especially children, the disabled, and the elderly – Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing for more cuts.
12 Texas Abortion Clinics Close As Appeals Court Upholds TRAP Law
12 Texas clinics that cannot meet the unnecessary requirement of the doctor having admitting privileges at a nearby hospital will close today.
Oklahoma Tightens Laws to Deny Teenagers Abortion Rights
“Quite ironically, the legislature seems to be saying that an immature teen cannot have an abortion but can become a parent,” Martha Skeeters, president of the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice, told RH Reality Check.
Uncategorized
Founding Feminists: November 1, 1915
In Massachusetts tonight, eight thousand women are preparing to stand their shifts 100 feet from the polls tomorrow.
35th Anniversary of the PDA Calls for Celebration, Improvements
Protections for pregnant workers are vitally important.
Uncategorized
Founding Feminists: October 31, 1915
“In the face of this great calamity of war, how can men say that government could be made worse by the participation of women?”
Uncategorized
Over 7 Million Births to Girls in the Developing World Each Year
Twenty thousand girls under age 18 give birth every day in the developing world, adding up to 7.3 million births each year. Of that number, 2 million births occur to girls under age 15, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) which released its 2013 report on the State of World Population yesterday. Entitled […]
Uncategorized
Founding Feminists: October 30, 1915
From elevated stages to down in the subways, “Votes for Women” advocates seemed to be everywhere, as did the color of “suffrage yellow.”
Survivors and Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Gun Law Reform
For many victims of domestic violence, whether their abusive partner has a gun or not is a question of life or death.
New York Women Rally for Pregnancy Discrimination Protections
Currently only a handful of states provide protections for pregnant workers.
Uncategorized
Outrage Over Kenya Rape Grows
People around the world are calling for justice for a 16-year-old Kenyan girl who was brutally beaten, gang-raped, and thrown into a 20-foot latrine by six men in June. The girl, whom media outlets are calling “Liz,” was walking home from her grandfather’s funeral in Kenya’s northwestern county of Busia when the men attacked her. […]
Uncategorized
Founding Feminists: October 29, 1915
Of course, no amount of confidence will lead to any slackening of efforts between now and November 2nd.
Judge Rules Part of Texas Abortion Law Unconstitutional
“Today’s decision has averted a catastrophic health crisis for women across the state of Texas.”
Uncategorized
Afghan Journalist Honored with Courage in Journalism Award
Afghan journalist Najiba Ayubi will be honored with a 2013 Courage in Journalism award at a second awards ceremony hosted today by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) in Los Angeles. Najiba Ayubi is the managing director of The Killid Group in Afghanistan, a public media group made of eight local radio stations and two […]
Uncategorized
Founding Feminists: October 28, 1915
Founding Feminists is FMF’s daily herstory column. Standing in the large, cheering crowd at 59th Street and 8th Avenue tonight watching the torchlight suffrage parade, it’s hard to imagine how the New York campaign could possibly get any more intense than it has been up until now. But that’s exactly what’s about to happen in […]