I was in the 5th grade when John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected as the 35th President of the United States.  I remember watching his inauguration with interest and, along with the rest of my family and the country, being swept up in the exuberance, the excitement, the exhilaration of the new young President and his family.  I remember reading everything I could get my hands on about them, especially “Profiles In Courage,” which I ordered through my school’s Young Reader program.  It was a time of renewed promise and infinite …

When people keep telling you that you can’t do a thing, you kind of like to try it. ~Margaret Chase Smith
Last week we celebrated 89 years of electoral franchise for women. What that means is that women have been allowed to vote for only 89 years in our country’s 233 year history. It was the first right that women won for themselves, and many victories would follow. Life for women today is admittedly nothing like it used to be, and a certain amount of equality is enjoyed between the sexes. …

The New Agenda frequently discusses women who are silenced for speaking out. Iris Mack is one of many women silence by Larry Summers while at Harvard. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Iris Mack is the second African-American woman to have graduated with a doctorate in applied mathematics from Harvard. Since obtaining her degree, she alternated between the business world and the educational world. She has taught at MIT, University of San Francisco, and Clark Atlanta …

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I was one of the first six women to attend the Police Academy in my state many years ago and it was quite an experience.  I was in my early twenties and breathless with excitement.
I had already worked for the Sheriff’s Office for a couple of years, starting at age 20, too young to be sworn in even.  The old sheriff, however, decided to take a chance on me and hired me.  He was a great guy, although I saw very little of him.  Instead I worked for the Chief …

Note: What Every Woman Should Know is a bi-weekly column on Women’s History. Today, on the 89th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, Anna Belle brings you the story of what might have happened if women’s suffragists had held the modern point of view with regard to political allegiance and activism. What follows is not a real history report. A version of this article has been previously published elsewhere.
Universal female suffrage is still a goal for many American women, generations of whom …

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Dear Friends:
Today marks the 89th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment, granting women in our country the right to vote.
In the ensuing decades, the battles have waxed and waned, and many have fought hard and given up much to take us to where we are today.
The year 2008 will mark the awakening of the next movement for women: a …

Tomorrow, in honor of Women’s Equality Day, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Tina Tchen are holding a call to update us on the Council on Women and Girls and to discuss health reform’s impact on women.
For those on this blog that have had questions about the current health care debate and its impact on women, this would be an excellent venue to get some of those questions answered.
Title: Women’s Equality Day Call
Date: Wednesday, August 26th
Participant: (800) 288-8960
Start Time: 04:00PM EST
You can check it out here before the call.

The following piece was contributed by Casey Corcoran of the Boston Public Health Commission. Casey is the Director of Start Strong Initiative, a Peer Leadership Group of Boston teenagers. Casey is also the author of the shocking Boston Public Health Commission survey published in The Boston Globe , referred to in Amy Siskind’s MORE article, which revealed that almost half of Boston teens surveyed felt Rihanna was at fault for Chris Brown’s assault on her.
Just recently, Chris Brown released an apology video taking accountability for his actions …