This may not be the Year of the Woman after all. But after the most recent primaries,you can still add these women to your list of Races to Watch.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/post-primary-roundup-ii-dynasties-siamese-twins-and-show-me-the-women.htm/feed 0 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/on-womens-equality-day-a-womans-crusade-alice-paul-and-the-battle-for-the-ballot.htm http://womensvoicesforchange.org/on-womens-equality-day-a-womans-crusade-alice-paul-and-the-battle-for-the-ballot.htm#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:20:12 +0000 Chris Lombardi http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=17886 By Chris Lombardi

She was the first to picket the White House and lead hunger strikes in U.S. prisons. She sent glamour girls canvassing for votes and helped write the Civil Rights Act. Mary Walton's biography makes sure you'll never forget Alice Paul.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/on-womens-equality-day-a-womans-crusade-alice-paul-and-the-battle-for-the-ballot.htm/feed 0 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/learning-from-shirley-sherrod-and-her-mom.htm http://womensvoicesforchange.org/learning-from-shirley-sherrod-and-her-mom.htm#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:16:29 +0000 Chris Lombardi http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=17484 By Chris Lombardi

After the furor of the last two weeks, looking to the example of Sherrod and Grace Hall Miller, her indomitable mother, who stared down the Klan and learned not to hate.

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Reading books on my iPad was an unexpected delight.For magazines, the picture's more chaotic, but there are already some clear winners.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/ipad-does-magazines-hits-and-misses.htm/feed 0 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/confirmation-update-elena-kagan-and-the-politics-of-supreme-court-nominations.htm http://womensvoicesforchange.org/confirmation-update-elena-kagan-and-the-politics-of-supreme-court-nominations.htm#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:39:38 +0000 Chris Lombardi http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=17034 By Chris Lombardi

As Elena Kagan's confirmation process proceeds in D.C., WVFC offers a viewer's guide to the themes, personalities, and politics involved.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/confirmation-update-elena-kagan-and-the-politics-of-supreme-court-nominations.htm/feed 0 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/judy-shepard-sons-death-turned-just-a-mom-into-fierce-advocate.htm http://womensvoicesforchange.org/judy-shepard-sons-death-turned-just-a-mom-into-fierce-advocate.htm#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:44:46 +0000 Chris Lombardi http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=16535 By Chris Lombardi

Judy Shepard, one of the marshals in this month's LGBT Pride Parade in New York, talks about her book The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed.

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A report from the reunion weekend at New York's Hunter College High School, which taught many of its students — including Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan — that there is nothing women can't do.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/class-reunion-elena-kagan-and-hunter-high.htm/feed 0 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/watch-kathleen-sebelius-senator-mikulski-and-the-president-in-health-reform-town-hall.htm http://womensvoicesforchange.org/watch-kathleen-sebelius-senator-mikulski-and-the-president-in-health-reform-town-hall.htm#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:15:10 +0000 Chris Lombardi http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=16197

This week, we weren't able to call into this tele-conference about the new health care legislation and Medicare. But you can watch HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, and others below, as they discuss the ins and outs of these changes — including long-term care insurance and how to fill the dreaded "donut hole" in prescription drug coverage. ]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/watch-kathleen-sebelius-senator-mikulski-and-the-president-in-health-reform-town-hall.htm/feed 0 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/post-primary-roundup-2010s-women-to-watch.htm http://womensvoicesforchange.org/post-primary-roundup-2010s-women-to-watch.htm#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:57:01 +0000 Chris Lombardi http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=16118 This week's primary elections saw a remarkable number of women declaring victory in tough, high-profile races. WVFC recaps the key contests and spotlights the women to watch in the fall campaigns.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/post-primary-roundup-2010s-women-to-watch.htm/feed 0 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/wall-street-reform-a-viewers-guide-to-the-final-debate.htm http://womensvoicesforchange.org/wall-street-reform-a-viewers-guide-to-the-final-debate.htm#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 17:05:03 +0000 Chris Lombardi http://womensvoicesforchange.org/?p=15572 By Chris Lombardi

After last week's vote, Wall Street reform is really in its final rounds—which may even be televised. A guide to major aspects of the legislation, and the battles to come.

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