From The Lily authored by Lena Felton: “In 2018, women’s stories demanded to be told. One woman alleged that a now-powerful man had sexually assaulted her while they were in high school. Another ran for a U.S. House seat, even as she told voters that “women like me aren’t supposed to run for office.” A third escaped genocide and sexual slavery, […]
Category Archives: GAs In Politics
What the New Ruth Bader Ginsburg Film Gets Wrong, According to R.B.G.: “I Never Stumbled”
From Vanity Fair authored by Kenzie Bryant: “Not long into On the Basis of Sex, future Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (played by Felicity Jones) undresses and falls into bed with her husband, Martin (Armie Hammer). The love scene is brief and tasteful—but it felt much longer Sunday night, watching it in an audience that also held Hillary Clinton, and Gloria Steinem,and […]
‘Clearly the Tide Has Not Turned’: A Q&A With Anita Hill
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira: “There may be more women heading to Congress this year, but Anita Hill isn’t cheering yet. The woman who faced down the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 does not see transformative change on sexual harassment emerging from any branch of government in Washington for the […]
These Five Women Were Bridesmaids in Each Other’s Weddings — Now They’re All State Senators
From People authored by Diane Herbst: “They are longtime friends who have been bridesmaids in each other’s weddings, worked for and with each other for years, and supported one another with daily text chains and phone calls. And on Nov. 6, these five Democratic women candidates each won their state Senate races by double digits […]
Virginia may be the key to finally ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
From CNN authored by Christina Maxouris and Brandon Griggs: “For months now, the Equal Rights Amendment has been on the brink of becoming federal law. Virginia might be the state to put it over the top. Jennifer Carroll Foy, a Virginia legislator, just wrapped a tour across the state campaigning for the ERA, which says […]
The Congressional Uniform Is About to Change
From The New York Times authored by Vanessa Friedman: “Thus does the old political camouflage erode — slowly, but with visible results. On Tuesday night (and for some, Wednesday morning), as the election results rolled in and candidates gave their victory or concession speeches, the way that many of them chose to present themselves in […]
Girl scout who led push to end child marriage becomes a state lawmaker at age 19
From Women in the World authored by WITW Staff: “When Cassandra Levesque was 17, she led a campaign to end child marriage in New Hampshire that was dismissed by a state legislator who said that it would be absurd to raise the age of marriage from 13 just because “of a request from a minor […]
Meet the 2018 Glamour Women of the Year
From Glamour authored by Glamour: “In the 28 years that we’ve celebrated Women of the Year—both in our pages and at our annual summit and awards ceremony—the stories of our honorees often start with the same idea: a woman that refuses to wait for someone else to make things better. Alone, or with an army behind her, […]
When Michelle Obama told her mother she hated being a lawyer, her mom told her to ‘make the money, worry about being happy later’
From Business Insider authored by Andy Kiersz: “Former First Lady Michelle Obama‘s mother gave her a key piece of perspective at an important turning point in her career. Town & Country published an interview between Oprah Winfrey and Obama, whose memoir “Becoming” is set to be released on November 13. The women discussed the former First Lady’s […]
Michelle Obama Tells The Story Of ‘Becoming’ Herself — And The Struggle To Hang On
From NPR authored by Danielle Kurtzleben: “In her new book, Becoming, former first lady Michelle Obama writes about the profound frustration of being misunderstood — of being pegged as an “angry black woman.” She writes about the discomfort of being a hyperaccomplished woman only recognized through her connection to a powerful man. She writes about the […]
