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Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Louis CK’s sold out Philly show and the challenge for sexual violence survivors

The comedian has turned his admitted harassment into a standup joke.

5 years ago

Julia De Burgos Elementary on Lehigh Ave. in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education
Billy Penn

Just 5% of Philadelphia schools are named after women

Only a third of those have women of color as a namesake.

5 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, Harvey Weinstein, center, is led out of Manhattan Supreme Court by court officers after a jury convicted him of rape and sexual assault, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 in New York. The jury found him not guilty of the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, which could have resulted in a life sentence in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Courts & Law

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.

5 years ago

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer, one of the first African American women to be published in the United States. (Library of Congress)
Arts & Entertainment

Getting to know Frances Harper: Pa. activist for civil rights, women’s suffrage

Before sculpture’s June dedication, Philly is invited to get to know the undersung 19th-century advocate for slavery’s abolition and women’s right to vote.

5 years ago

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Women's pleasure.(Hanna Barczyk for NPR)
NPR
Health

Real orgasms and transcendent pleasure: How women are reigniting desire

How can more women allow themselves to experience sexual pleasure?

5 years ago

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signs bill honoring the state's pioneering women suffragists on Wednesday. He's surrounded by state senators and representatives, and his wife, who are all wearing the yellow rose symbolizing suffrage. (Utah Governor's Office)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Power of the past: Retelling Utah’s suffragette history to empower modern women

Women in Utah became the first in America to vote under an equal suffrage law in 1870. The state is celebrating — but that means it's confronting its history of polygamy, too.

5 years ago

This is a reproduction of the Thoreau cabin on the property of Roland W. Robbins in Concord, Mass., former president of National Thoreau Society, May 12, 1971. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Solitude and the creative life

Author Fenton Johnson joins Marty to talk about his decision to live in relative solitude. Then, we discuss the nuances of modern marriage with sociologist Kristi Williams.

Air Date: February 14, 2020 10:00 am

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In this Jan. 20, 2018 file photo, a marcher carries a sign with the popular Twitter hashtag #MeToo used by people speaking out against sexual harassment as she takes part in a Women's March in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Health

New fund helps Pa. abuse survivors pay for counseling without involving police

Pennsylvania residents who’ve experienced sexual assault can apply for a share of $5 million to pay for counseling — even if they never reported it.

5 years ago

Philip Kearny, Jr. (June 2, 1815 – September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly. Alice Stokes Paul (January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977) was an American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote. (Library of Congress)
Politics & Policy

Should Alice Paul replace N.J. ‘war hero’ in Washington, D.C. statue gallery?

A prime mover behind the 19th Amendment could get a statue replacing Philip Kearney, a Civil War general.

5 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

PPD Commissioner Outlaw joins an unusual situation: Philly’s criminal justice arena is full of Black women leaders

The women say their common identity is helping cut through red tape and make way for real change.

5 years ago

A variety of pins and buttons were used by both sides of the women's suffrage campaign. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Say yes to the dress, and the vote: Suffrage and style at Brandywine Museum

The Brandywine River Museum presents a visual history of the campaign for women’s voting rights, now celebrating its 100th anniversary.

5 years ago

Listen 1:36
State Sen. Loretta Weinberg at press conference Thursday (NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Work starts on changing ‘toxic’ culture in New Jersey politics

Workgroup formed to tackle harassment, sexual assault and misogyny by men in power; battle plan is laid out

5 years ago

A supporter of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, waves a flag during a rally outside the White House, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Courts & Law

U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women on ‘birth tourism’

The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have

5 years ago

Harvey Weinstein leaves court during his rape trial, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Courts & Law

A #MeToo moment: Harvey Weinstein trial set to open

Harvey Weinstein arrived at court Wednesday to face the biggest trial of the # MeToo era, with opening statements soon to start in the rape case

5 years ago

Rep. Ayanna Pressley appears in a video for The Root, the African American-focused online magazine, in which she reveals her bald head and talks about living with alopecia. (Courtesy of The Root and G/O Media via AP Photo)
NPR
Health

‘Freed from the secret’: Rep. Ayanna Pressley opens up about living with alopecia

"I've only been bald in the privacy of my home and in the company of close friends," Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts says at the beginning of an emotional video.

5 years ago

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