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Election brings more diversity to Delaware Legislature
Tuesday’s election has made Delaware’s General Assembly a more diverse legislature. In a state that’s 22 percent Afr ...
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Pennsylvania will send a record-setting four women to Congress next year, up from the current total of zero. Is the "Year of the Woman" here again?
Air Date: November 7, 2018
Listen 12:08All boys club no more: Four women to represent Pa. in Congress
Pennsylvania didn't have a single woman representing the state in Washington. After this Election Day, four will head to Congress.
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Listen 4:32She chose to ‘go flat’ and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too
Catherine Guthrie already knew a lot about breast cancer when she found a lump on her left breast at age 38.
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Many women ran for office, will they win in record numbers?
Like most midterm elections, the 2018 campaign is also a referendum on the incumbent president.
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On #MeToo, Americans more divided by party than gender
A new NPR-Ipsos polls show the nation deeply divided on sexual assault and harassment.
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Transgender rights: #WontBeErased
Guests: Heath Fogg Davis, Leonore Carpenter, Nadia Dowshen The Trump administration is considering legally defini ...
Air Date: November 1, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Celebrating women in Klezmer music
The Philadelphia Folklore Project is celebrating that lineage with a performance on Sunday, Oct 28, at the Annenberg Center called Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer.
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Listen 2:22Ethiopia gets its first female president
"It should have happened a long time ago, but the next best time is now."
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Trans people say they #WontBeErased, as Trump administration mulls defining ‘sex’
A memo that has reportedly been circulating at the Department of Health and Human Services aims to narrow the federal government's definition of "sex" under Title IX
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Nearly forgotten French impressionist regains her moment in Philadelphia exhibit
Berthe Morisot - a founding artist of French impressionism who was nearly forgotten - is coming back at the Barnes Foundation.
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“The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry”
Guest: Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry was far ahead of her time as a playwright and social justice advocate. At j ...
Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 35:30Post-Kavanaugh, men reflect on accountability
Some of the men seemed to be struggling with this stuff. They’d say one thing, then contradict themselves a minute later.
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Listen 4:10Serena Williams headlines Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philly
Tennis great calls attention to the risk of pregnancy-related deaths for black women.
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