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September 17, 2013
Female Senate candidates press Democrats’ gender advantage, USA

The emergence of three female Democrats as competitive Senate candidates has party activists optimistic the 2014 election cycle will end with a record number of women in the upper chamber.

September 16, 2013
Politial trailblazer for women in politics Susan Farmer dies at 71, USA

Susan Farmer, who broke the glass ceiling in Rhode Island politics by becoming the first woman to be elected secretary of state — and the first female Rhode Islander ever to hold statewide general office — and then went on to run and manage the state’s public television station for 17 years,

September 15, 2013
Calling All Lady Leaders: Women in Politics Panel at Harold Washington Library Center, USA

Politician and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once said, “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.”

September 11, 2013
Donna Frye Honored for Courage By Women in Politics Activists, USA

The woman who helped launch the beginning of the end of Bob Filner's mayoral careeris now being recognized as a "Woman of Courage".

September 10, 2013
An Absence of Estrogen in Politics: Why Aren't Women Running for Office in the USA?

There's something missing from our political offices, and the answer is in the hormones. We need more estrogen.

September 10, 2013
Seven local women from Pensacola form Institute for Women in Politics, USA

Seven local women announced the formation of the Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida Inc. The nonprofit corporation will “provide ...

September 8, 2013
As Christine Quinn Fades, Why Aren’t More Women Winning? USA

Ex-frontrunner Christine Quinn is the latest female candidate to start strong, but fade at the end. Are women voters part of the problem?

September 6, 2013
Jane Addams, world's "best-loved woman," honored with Google doodle

In September of 1889, 

September 3, 2013
Women in the Workplace: State Sen. LeAnna Washington shares how hardships lead to career success, USA

State Sen. LeAnna Washington, D-4, was a high school dropout, had her first child at age 17, was a single mother, grew up in a tumultuous household, was a victim of domestic violence and received government assistance well into her adult years.