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Nobel Peace Prize goes to women’s rights activists

Sudarsan Raghavan and Michael Birnbaum writing for the Washington Post: “The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded Friday to three influential women from Africa and the Middle East, a decision intended at once to draw attention to the suppression of wom…

The Movement to Stop Prisons From Shackling Women in Labor Builds

Miriam Zoila Pérez writing for Colorline:”Women who are locked up when they give birth often end up delivering at local hospitals, transported by prison guards who ultimately decide when and if a woman will be shackled. During transport, in the vehicle,…

Angella Reid, first woman named chief usher at the White House

From the Washington Post blog, the Reliable Source: “There’s a new person in charge at the president’s pad — Angella Reid, just named the next chief usher of the White House.”

If Chris Christie were a woman . . .

Ruth Marcus writing for the Washington Post: “On the subject of Chris Christie’s weight: If he were a woman, we wouldn’t be talking about it.”

‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ taught women about sexuality and reproductive health

Stefanie Weiss writing for the Washington Post:”This fall, the feminist classic celebrates its 40th anniversary — and 4 million copies sold — by publishing another in a line of updated editions. Written once again by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collec…