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Kyle Tanguay, Swoop and two other members of the Eagles cheer squad (Twitter / @ktangkyle)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

10 things to know about Kyle Tanguay, the Eagles’ first male cheerleader in 35 years

He’s a New Hampshire native and UArts dance major, and yes, he’s taken.

7 years ago

Wilma Mishoe has been named the first permanent female president of Delaware State University. She has been interim president since January. The bust next to her is of her father Luna, who was the school's president from 1960 to 1987.
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

First woman president of Delaware State University stepping down after two years

Wilma Mishoe, 70, will step down from the historically Black university at the end of the year, according to the university’s website.

7 years ago

Young soccer fans play pickup games on the grass outside Lincoln Financial Field while waiting for the start of the U.S. Women’s soccer game against Portugal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

U.S. Women’s Soccer team draws record crowd to South Philly

It was the largest crowd ever to see the U.S. team play a friendly match. Fans hope it’s a sign of things to come.

7 years ago

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The Sandy Hook lighthouse, first built in 1764, stands Jan. 22, 2002, behind buildings that were once part of the Army's Fort Hancock, located on Sandy Hook, N.J. (Mike Derer/AP Photo)
Community

‘Mind the light’: Women lighthouse keepers’ little-known stories shared through historical records, public memory

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with lighthouse researcher Shauna MacDonald about the little-known women in history who ran them.

7 years ago

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Women officers are graduated from the Philadelphia Police Academy on October 9, 1976. (James A. Craig/Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA)
The Why
Community

Female cops face a blue wall of silence when reporting sexual harassment

Richard Ross resigned after ignoring sexual harassment claims filed by a female officer. Could there be a systemic problem within the Philadelphia Police Department?

Air Date: August 28, 2019

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Acting Philadelphia Police Commissioner Christine Coulter (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Philly just got its first female police commissioner — 45 years after top cop used ‘God’s wisdom’ to keep women off the force

The 1970s PPD was wary of hormones, bad bones and gullibility.

7 years ago

Christa Hayburn, a former PPD officer, at her home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly’s female cops sue police department over civil rights abuses every other month, records show

The misconduct lawsuit that unraveled ex-Commissioner Richard Ross’s career is one of dozens in recent years.

7 years ago

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Abortion protesters attempt to hand out literature as they stand in the driveway of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 16.
NPR
Community

Planned Parenthood withdraws from Title X program over Trump rule

Planned Parenthood is leaving the federal Title X family planning program rather than comply with new Trump administration rules regarding abortion counseling.

7 years ago

Mahmee CEO Melissa Hanna (right) and her mother Linda Hanna (left) co-founded the company in 2014. Linda's more than 40 years of clinical experience as a registered nurse and certified lactation consultant helped them understand the need, they say. (Keith Alcantara/Mahmee)
NPR
Health

This app aims to save new moms’ lives

They hope to help OB-GYNs and other health providers closely monitor a mother and baby's health so that red flags can be assessed before they are life-threatening.

7 years ago

Concept image of three genders, male and female, undetermined sex
Health

Looking at gender’s many sides, and keeping kids’ safety and inclusion in mind

Navigating the world as a young transgender person can be challenging. That’s true even in places some might think it’s safe, like the health-care system.

7 years ago

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 photo, Acting supervisor Lisa Reeder, left, and supervisor Kevin Keylor of PennDOT Driver's License/Real ID Center run a system test on computers in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. (Lake Fong/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania to allow gender-neutral driver’s license option

Pennsylvanians who prefer not to be identified as neither male nor female will soon have a gender-neutral option for their state-issued driver's licenses.

7 years ago

Gabrielle Union, right, and Jessica Alba star in
Arts & Entertainment

Actresses of color make equal-pay quest a group effort

Recognizing that achieving change isn't a solo act, they looked for help — and found it in each other.

7 years ago

Kyleah Smith (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘You deserve better’: How a class on healthy relationships changed her life

Kyleah Smith, 20, reflects on how a class helped her realize healthy relationships are possible in this essay for Philly Audio Diaries.

7 years ago

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(benkrut/Bigstock)
Courts & Law

N.J. bills would limit court-ordered exams of sexual assault victims

New Jersey may limit when judges can order physical or psychological tests on sexual assault victims.

7 years ago

From left, U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Racist rhetoric from the White House

We discuss President Trump's racist attacks on Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley, all women of color, and the political and public response.

Air Date: July 17, 2019 10:00 am

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