Today, we join thousands of women across the country to commemorate the ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. Ending […]
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How Much Do You Know About “Women’s Lib”?
During my years as an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I took as many classes as I could in their well-reputed women’s studies department. When […]
The King and Her Court
I’m in the minority on this one. I’m not someone who remembers exactly where she was when women’s tennis star Billie Jean King beat aging motormouth (and former Wimbledon champ) […]
Sunday in D.C.: Follow the Footsteps of the 1913 Suffragists!
Looking for an excuse to visit Washington, D.C. this weekend? National sorority Delta Sigma Theta just gave you one. One hundred years ago, thousands of women marched across Washington, D.C., […]
My Letter to Gloria Steinem
In 1970, having decided to become a feminist, I did the only thing I could think of to join the “movement”: I wrote a letter to Gloria Steinem. She was […]
Economic Woes, Nefarious PACs and 100 Years of Lucy: Editors’ Picks, July 31-August 6
For anyone who depends on money to fund their existence, getting through this week may have been an emotional roller coaster. The Senate finally approved the so-called “Satan sandwich” debt […]
The Fire That Changed Everything
This Friday, March 25, marks the 100th anniversary of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company that killed 146 workers, mostly young Jewish and Italian immigrant women. HBO begins broadcasting […]
Look Out, It’s the Guerrilla Girls on Tour!
Masked crusaders. Feminist artists. Culture jammers. Though several groups have branched out of the famous Guerrilla Girls feminist collective that first plastered New York City with posters about art-world sexism […]
Global News Roundup: Africa, England, France and the World Wide Web
AFRICA: As Drew Hinshaw reports in “No Turning Back,” his piece in the summer Ms. issue, the adoption of parliamentary gender quotas in transitioning African governments has “changed southern and eastern Africa […]
Beyond Borders with The Ultimate Sisterhood
The Women’s Museum in Dallas held an event for the Veteran Feminists of America called “The Gender Agenda: Beyond Borders.” The event provided a chance to reflect upon women’s past, women’s present and women’s future. One hundred years ago we could not even vote; today, we are half the workforce; in the future, there’s still much to achieve.