U.S.
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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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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Tens of thousands mark Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march
March 9, 2015America's racial history "still casts its long shadow upon us," Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and remembrance with civil rights activists.
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Voting summit carries on march for voting rights
March 9, 2015As the march from Selma continues, there's a movement to end the most anti-democratic features of election law.
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