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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 [...]
Dr. Eleanor Pam and the Pamela Smart Case
The Pamela Smart Case and some commentary by Dr. Eleanor Pam who has fought for her freedom for nearly 30 years. After reviewing all the footage for the Dateline show on Monday, July 29, [...]
Obituary for Barbara Materka, Fighter for Women’s Rights and Human Rights
Barbara F. Materka, a lifelong fighter for human rights and women's rights, died peacefully in her home on Turtle Creek Blvd at the age of 99, surrounded by loving family in the days preceding [...]
Megan Rapinoe on the Politics of Division and Equal Pay
From the New York Times, "Megan Rapinoe Steals the Show at the Women's World Cup Parade." There were words of gratitude, the usual forgettable verbiage from public officialdom and a presentation of the keys to [...]
Women’s Forum of NY Presents Elly Award to Muriel Fox
On Monday, June 17, VFA Board Chair Muriel Fox was honored with an Elly Award at a luncheon benefiting the Women’s Forum of New York. We congratulate Muriel on this wonderful honor! Photo (l [...]
ERA Sees First Hearing in 36 Years!
The Equal Rights Amendment is back on Capitol Hill - 36 years since its last hearing and nearly a century since the amendment to guarantee equal rights to women was first introduced in Congress. [...]
Birch Bayh, Indiana senator who championed Title IX, dies at 91
Former senator Birch Bayh, the author of two major constitutional amendments as well as legislation that dramatically improved women’s rights in classrooms and on athletic fields, died March 14 at his home in Easton, Md. He [...]
“Heather Booth: Changing the World” Movie Airs on PBS this Month
At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, activist and organizer Heather Booth helped register voters in Mississippi. She then became a go-to strategist for causes like women's rights and an advisor to political leaders. [...]
Frederick Douglass died Feb. 20, 1895, just hours after his public makeup with Susan B. Anthony
Despite decades of antipathy between Douglass and the women's suffragist group leaders - after Douglass had at a critical moment prioritized the vote for African American men over the suffagist push to enfranchise white women, [...]