women
How capitalist health care lets women die
March 30, 2010The United States ranks 41st in maternal mortality. Between 1987 and 2006, the U.S. rate doubled, from 6.6 deaths per 100,000 births to 13.3 deaths.
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Tea party’s ugly reality: racism, sexism, homophobia
March 26, 2010The struggle for health care reform showed us what we are up against, and what we are fighting for.
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Feminist pioneer Betty Millard dies at 98
March 25, 2010Betty (Elizabeth Boynton) Millard, feminist, writer, photographer, political activist and philanthropist, born in 1911 under the presidency of William Howard Taft, died on March 6.
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Women’s History Month event honors women in unions
March 19, 2010DETROIT - In Recognition of Women's History Month, the Civil Rights Committee of the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO showed the film "Norma Rae."
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World Notes: Guatemala, Bolivia, Palestine, Iraq
March 15, 2010In Guatemala, abused women find voice; Bolivia reduces maternal deaths; Palestinian women bear burden of crisis; Iraqi birth defects soar.
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