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Lorraine Duvall’s “Finding A Woman’s Place: The Story of a 1970s Feminist Collective”
Lorraine Duvall's new book - Finding A Woman’s Place: The Story of a 1970s Feminist Collective in the Adirondacks - is reviewed by Timothy Miller, Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies, University of Kansas, author of numerous books on [...]
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Dies at 101
African American mathematician Katherine Johnson began working at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1953 in a position that was classified as “subprofessional,” not far outranking a secretary or janitor. Nevertheless she persisted: using [...]
Save the Date: Aug. 26, 2020 – Unveiling of Women’s Rights Monument in NYC
Join Monumental Women® for the Unveiling of Our Women's Rights Pioneers Monument on the Mall in NYC Central Park, the First Statue of Real Women in the Park’s 167-year History. Move History Forward. The Statue Fund [...]
Virginia Passes ERA in Historic Vote
Both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly passed the Equal Rights Amendment Wednesday, January 15, marking a watershed moment in the nearly century-long effort to add protections for women to the U.S. Constitution. The House gallery [...]
A New Youth-Led Movement to Ratify the ERA
A new youth-led group is working hard to further one of the most important causes we have been fighting for. They are looking for people and groups to join their coalition. Please check out [...]
Ann Juliano Jawin, 1922 – December 31, 2019
Ann Juliano Jawin, founder of the Center for the Women of New York and a pioneer who dedicated her life to women’s equality and empowerment, died on Dec. 31. She was 97 years old. [...]
Jan Heineman Allen of NC NOW and Lillians List
Lifetime NOW member Jan Heineman Allen passed away on September 13, 2019. She joined NOW over 40 years ago to work for the Equal Rights Amendment, and went on to join the North Carolina [...]
VFA Founder Jacqui Ceballos is 94 Today!
Today we celebrate our VFA founder, Jacqui Ceballos, who is 94 years young. You can see her profile page here, which presents a sampling of some of the bold actions she took in the [...]
Ann Snitow Died on August 10, after Finishing her Sixth Book
In "Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty," Alix Kates Shulman presents the portrait of the writer, teacher, and unstoppable organizer who was "a founding member of one crucial radical feminist group [...]
Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-Winning Novelist, Passes at 88
"Ms. Morrison placed African Americans, particularly women, at the heart of her writing at a time when they were largely relegated to the margins both in literature and in life. With language celebrated for its [...]