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The Wednesday 5: The Wellspring of Black Quotations, HIV+ Women Speak Out, and Janet Yellen = Overqualified?

By Women's Voices For Change
This week, we loved some extra tips on finishing your degree after 40; boned up on the historic appointment of a woman to lead the Federal Reserve; cheered the truths that American women with HIV are telling in order to achieve gender equity; and savored the two generations of remarkable women who've been enlightening us with collections of Black quotations.
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News · Politics

(VIDEO) Gabby Giffords: A Stateswoman Steps Down

By Diane Vacca
By Diane Vacca

On the first anniversary of the shooting, Giffords decided to resign her seat, announcing her intention in a video she posted on Facebook. Most reactions included admiration for her tenacity, praise for her as a person and encouragement for her continued recovery.

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Poetry Friday: Edwidge Danticat Voices Haiti, Always

By Women's Voices For Change
As we all shudder through news of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, pausing to send money though text messages on our cell phones to well-established NGOs such as the Red Cross or Partners in Health, we’ve also been hearing from the literary voices that for many of us first brought Haiti alive, such as MacArthur “genius grant” winner…
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Don’t Celebrate International Women’s Day, Make it Count

By Diane Vacca
by Diane Vacca It’s been a particularly trying day. After hours of wheedling and tweaking, my fancy electronic devices still refused to communicate civilly with each other. Tech support basically threw up its hands and advised me to reinstall the computer’s operating system, a last-ditch resort I’m not ready to adopt. Instead, I’ve turned the clock back more than 30…
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