Suffrage anniversary events highlight racial divide

Women’s rights

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.
Published
January 21, 2020

Study shows some gains for women in music biz, but men still dominate pop charts

The study revealed that for 2020, the percentage of female nominees in five of the highest-profile Grammy categories accounted for nearly 21% of all nominations in those fields.
Published
January 1, 2020

Virginia lawmakers pledge Equal Rights Amendment will pass. Then what?

The proposed 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution faces a host of likely legal challenges and vehement opposition from conservative activists.
Published
July 21, 2019

Insight: 1919 – The year Maine women won the vote

The victory of the suffragists began a century of struggle for equal rights, a job that is still unfinished.