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Museum of the American Revolution's
Arts & Entertainment

‘When Women Lost the Vote’: Philly museum tells the forgotten stories of Revolutionary N.J.

The Museum of the American Revolution’s new exhibit, “When Women Lost the Vote,” explores when women and free people of color were legally entitled to vote in New Jersey.

6 years ago

Last month, women left jobs at four times the rate that men did. A new school year with children staying home instead of returning to classrooms in person led many women to drop out of the workforce. (Tom Werner/DigitalVision/Getty Images)
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Community

Enough already: Multiple demands causing women to abandon workforce

Here's a stunning stat: Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate as men.

6 years ago

Norma McCorvey,
Courts & Law

N.J. moves to codify abortion rights into state law ahead of Supreme Court vote

With another conservative nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy moves to codify abortion rights into state law.

6 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the US Supreme Court, looks on during a meeting with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Capitol Hill in Washington, October, 1, 2020. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)
Courts & Law

Barrett opposed ‘abortion on demand,’ raising doubts on Roe

President Donald Trump has nominated Barrett to take the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an abortion-rights supporter who died last month.

6 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Children bullied for race and gender now have broader leeway to sue in Pa.

In a case stemming from a brutal rape at a Philly school, the Pa. Supreme Court said minors deserve more time to bring discrimination lawsuits.

6 years ago

(Nathaniel Hamilton for NewsWorks
Community

Investigation: Sexual abuse claims about former Curtis teacher are credible

A monthslong investigation by a Philly law firm also draws broader conclusions about campus life at Curtis. The institution has vowed to turn over a new leaf.

6 years ago

Renee-Lauren Ellis
NPR
Politics & Policy

Ginsburg’s death a ‘pivot point’ for abortion rights, advocates say

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sets up a brutal nomination fight, and abortion rights is likely to be a contentious issue.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends Georgetown Law's second annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Courts & Law

‘Living by example’: Ruth Bader Ginsburg honored with the Liberty Award, online

Stars in the opera world offered their gratitude to the supreme court justice and lover of the musical genre.

6 years ago

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For election night 2016, Gretchen Sisson had a sheet cake made for her friends, expecting to celebrate the election of the first woman president of the United States. Things didn't turn out as she expected. (Gretchen Sisson)
NPR
Politics & Policy

2020 is the year of the woman donor: Campaign contributions surge

This election cycle, the share of women giving money to political campaigns has already risen to 43.5% after never topping 28% in the 1990s.

6 years ago

Nya McGlone is the executive director of No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit, Inc., an organization that seeks to address period poverty by providing women in need with free feminine hygiene products. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Local nonprofit works to end period poverty

When Lynette Medley encountered women who were using newspapers and socks because they couldn’t afford menstrual supplies, she took action.

6 years ago

Fabiana Pierre-Louis
Courts & Law

Fabiana Pierre-Louis confirmed as first Black female justice on the N.J. Supreme Court

Her nomination to the state’s highest court was confirmed by a unanimous vote in the state Senate.

6 years ago

Nannie Helen Burroughs holds a banner reading,
NPR
Politics & Policy

Yes, women could vote after the 19th Amendment — but not all women. Or men

The 19th amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice, many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today due to voter suppression.

6 years ago

'The 19th Amendment: How women won the Vote,' opens at the National Constitution Center after a long delay caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

At the Constitution Center, who made the 19th Amendment, and who was left out

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia opens its exhibition on women and voting on the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment.

6 years ago

Listen 1:51
Fabiana Pierre-Louis
Courts & Law

N.J. committee unanimously approves Pierre-Louis for state Supreme Court

If her nomination is confirmed by the state Senate, Fabiana Pierre-Louis would be the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in New Jersey.

6 years ago

Whitney Blaylock (right) is launching Women's World Gym on Allegheny Avenue (Instagram/@Womensworldgym)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

She’s opening a gym in Kensington so women can ‘confidently reach their fitness goals’

With graffiti walls by fashion designer Iris Bonner, Women’s World Gym launches Sept. 1.

6 years ago

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