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June 4, 2019
19th Amendment: A century of pioneering women in US politics

One hundred years ago - on 4 June 1919 - Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the US constitution guaranteeing the right of American women to vote.

May 17, 2019
US: Where women call the shots

She didn’t plan to say it.

May 17, 2019
In abortion fight, 2020 female candidates lead call to arms

For Senator Elizabeth Warren, the moment brought up memories of “back alley butchers” and “desperate women.” Senator Kamala Harris compared it to “a scene from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’” And Senator Kirsten Gillibrand warned about a “war on women,” call

Survey: When should a woman have children if she’s thinking about running for office?

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May 10, 2019

Survey: When should a woman have children if she’s thinking about running for office?

May 10, 2019
Asked if a woman can win, 2020 candidates offer an easy answer: ‘I have’

RESTON, Iowa — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York had a request: Before anyone mocked her claim that she was the Democratic presidential candidate best positioned to take on President Trump, at least listen to the evidence.

May 9, 2019
A ‘Women’s New Deal’

A trio of high-profile leaders — Cecile Richards, Alicia Garza, Ai-jen Poo — introduce Supermajority, a group that wants to guide millions of American women toward political activism.