women's rights
Today in labor history: First woman elected governor in U.S.
November 4, 2013Nellie Taylor Ross was elected governor of Wyoming on Nov. 4, 1924. She was the first woman ever elected to a governorship.
Read moreToday in labor history: Labor journalist Mary Heaton Vorse is born
October 9, 2013She reported on the Lawrence textile strike, the steel strike of 1919, the textile workers strike of 1934, and coal strikes in Harlan County, Kentucky. After reporting on the Loray Mill strike in Gastonia, N....
Read moreSaudi girl’s story exposes oppression of women
October 7, 2013The film audience cringes as Wadjda's flowering pre-teen youth is hammered with humiliations and denials of even the slightest sign of human growth.
Read moreWomen’s rights hero Wendy Davis enters Texas governor race
October 4, 2013AUSTIN, Texas - State Sen. Wendy Davis made it official Thursday: she is running as the Democratic candidate for Texas governor.
Read moreLetter from North Carolina: I was arrested with Rev. Barber 2013
July 18, 2013North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed an anti-woman bill on abortion that the state House had passed into law, which restricts how abortions can be carried out.
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