Extreme weather events threaten women disproportionately On February 28th, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a grim report on the status of the climate crisis. As conveyed in the IPCC report, experts from around the world have agreed that the threat of climate change on human security is “unequivocal,” and that Read more …
During this Women’s History Month, feminists will have a new resource spotlighting women who were part of the rich historical tapestry of the national capital. Two professional guides who offer a Tour of Her Own in Washington, D.C., have published a fascinating guide. Feminist historians Kaitlin Calogera and Rebecca Grawl describe in the new book, Read more …
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and 122 co-sponsors have introduced legislation (H.R. 7062) to create a statue of the legendary hero of the Underground Railroad which will stand in the National Statuary Hall. Not only was Tubman known as “Moses” for guiding enslaved persons to freedom, but a campaigner for women’s equality and she held many Read more …
Since the Supreme Court’s inception in 1790, a Black woman has never been nominated by a president to become a justice. As is the old and familiar custom of this country, Black female ascension to the bench falls at the bottom of a hegemonic structure in which White men are followed by Black men, and Read more …
“With an old house, the work is never done and you don’t expect it to be. America is an old house; we can never declare the work over and are already…when you live in an old house you may not want to go into the basement after a storm to see what the rain has Read more …
