women's rights
Rallies demand equal pay
April 10, 2014How unequal are women's wages? Women in the U.S., on average, are now paid only 77 cents to every $1.00 of men's average pay.
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Melba Hernandez, 93; leader of the Cuban Revolution
March 20, 2014On Mar. 9, Cuba and the world lost a remarkable revolutionary figure, Melba Hernandez Rey, age 93. The cause of death was complications of diabetes.
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Join us Tuesday for a discussion on the assault on women’s rights
March 14, 2014Join us Mar. 18 for a conversation with Carolyn Trowbridge, long-time activist in the women's rights movement in Arizona. In her state and others, the right wing is undermining the right of women to determine what...
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Today in women’s history: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died
March 13, 2014Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer leader of the cause of woman suffrage, and worked tirelessly her whole life for what she considered to be the best interests of womankind.
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Today in women’s history: Physician Sarah Dolley born
March 11, 2014She was supportive of women's rights, and instrumental in the formation of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in 1893.
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