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Today in women’s history: Social reformer Lillian Wald born in 1867
March 10, 2015Founder of the Henry Street Settlement House in Lower Manhattan, Lillian Wald was born March 10, 1867, in Cincinnati to a family of German Jewish professionals.
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Latest GOP challenge to Obamacare reaches Supreme Court
March 10, 2015If the court majority rules for the four plaintiffs, over 9 million working Americans could lose access to affordable health insurance.
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West Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital
March 10, 2015Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.
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Ed Gomes elected as country’s first Working Families state legislator
March 9, 2015"As the first elected on the Working Families Party, I support the Women's Economic Agenda and the Everybody Benefits Coalition."
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Women fight an uphill battle in El Salvador
March 9, 2015A delegation of women recently paid a visit to El Salvador to see what women are doing there to better their lives.
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