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Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA mathematician, dies

February 25, 2020 By Ben Finley

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement that Katherine Johnson “helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color.”

Pioneering Black journalist Gwen Ifill honored on a U.S. stamp

February 3, 2020 By Special to People’s World

Gwendolyn (Gwen) L. Ifill, born on September 29, 1955, was a trailblazer American journalist, television newscaster, and author.

WNBA and players strike 8-year deal hiking revenue share to 50-50

January 14, 2020 By Al Neal

"It always baffles me when people come out of the woodwork to protest us making more — this money doesn’t come from their pocket."

Canadian Labour Congress to elect second woman president

January 13, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO may see an all-woman race to succeed President Richard Trumka if – or when – he steps down, but the Canadian Labour Congress will probably beat them to it.

‘Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists’ at Nashville’s Frist Art Museum

January 10, 2020 By Albert Bender

This is the first museum exhibition exclusively devoted to Native American women artists from the United States and Canada.