Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father

Women’s rights

Published
October 10, 2021

Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father

Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune, resigned from the board of Pathfinder International, accusing it of resisting full disclosure of her father’s eugenicist legacy and the CEO’s management record.
Published
October 2, 2021

Women stand against Texas abortion law in Belgrade, Waterville

Participants at central Maine events, and hundreds of other events across the country, demonstrate for women's reproductive rights.
Published
September 20, 2021

Cancer screenings in jeopardy after New Hampshire denies funding for women’s clinics

The Republican-majority Executive Council decided against extending contracts to Planned Parenthood and two other family planning services that also provide abortions, even though no public money funds abortions in the state.
Published
April 22, 2021

Legislators weigh whether to require free tampons and pads in Maine schools

Hoping to ease the burden on students, legislators may mandate free sanitary supplies in bathrooms.
Published
August 18, 2020

Suffrage anniversary events highlight racial divide

The amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, but many women of color were prevented from casting ballots for decades afterward.
Published
August 17, 2020

Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA

One hundred years ago this week, American women gained the guaranteed right to vote, with ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Published
August 12, 2020

Women say they will fight sexism, ‘ugly’ attacks on Harris

The women's groups say their efforts are informed by the sexism Hillary Clinton faced from Donald Trump, some of his supporters and the media during the 2016 campaign.
Published
March 6, 2020

Women thrive in Northeast U.S., languish across the South

The annual Bloomberg analysis measures factors such as labor-force participation, education, political representation, health care and corporate leadership.
Published
February 19, 2020

South Berwick-based food writer, co-author taking heat for cookbook’s title

A blogger, who claims to have coined the phrase 'Rage Baking' in 2015, says the book overlooks her efforts to fight racial injustice through cooking.
Published
January 30, 2020

Democratic AGs sue to force U.S. to ratify Equal Rights Amendment

Before Virginia’s vote this week that made it the critical 38th state to approve the ERA, Nevada in 2017 and Illinois in 2018 were the most recent to ratify the amendment.