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Who was Betty Friedan? The feminist pioneer and author was a Peoria native
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPEORIA - As a leader in the women's rights movement of the 1960's and '70s, Betty Friedan is one of...
10 powerful figures from the women's liberation movement you might not know
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBella Abzug, center.Associated Press Beyond Gloria Steinem, there are other women who fought for...
LGBTQ+ History: When NOW Purged Lesbians From Its Feminist Movement
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNote: This column is republished in partnership with the LGBT History Project and News Is Out. Sign...
How Peg Yorkin's feminism changed the world
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPeg Yorkin was one of the co–founders of the Feminist Majority Foundation and campaigned to bring medication abortion to the U.S. (Carolyn Cole / Los...
What Betty Friedan Knew
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhat prods our feminist foremothers into the light of reappraisal? The condition of women in the world is a changing state of affairs, except of course,...
What Is Women’s Equality Day?
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat does Women’s Equality Day honor? Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 and commemorates the 19th amendment granting women the right to...
A Wake-Up Call on Women’s Equality Day
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1972, Bella Abzug, the indomitable congresswoman from New York, got a resolution passed establishing August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” The day...
Guest opinion: Senior centers play important role in “Strengthening Community Connections”
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring September, Naples Senior Center will join other senior centers nationwide in celebrating...
American mothers wanted federal childcare. Instead, they got the supermom mystique.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe author.Courtesy of Judith Ebenstein Jessica Grose is an opinion writer at The New York Times,...
'Queen of Salsa' Celia Cruz Will Make History as First Afro-Latina to Appear on U.S. Quarter
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrans Schellekens/Redferns Celia Cruz Move over, George Washington. Legendary salsa singer Celia...