It took seven decades of steady, often brutal, campaigning to get United States women the right to vote. The activism began in 1848 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and friends shocked the local patriarchy by getting together in a church to tell their menfolk what they expected out of life. At that point, men should have […]
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NYC plans another woman’s statue
New York City, in its continuing quest to increase diversity–think female–among its public statuary, will honor two LGBT rights activists who participated in the 1969 Stonewall rebellion. Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson will be honored with a monument in Greenwich Village. The Stonewall uprising marks its 50th anniversary this year. The monument will be […]
Richmond women: no horses, no pedestals
Richmond, VA is turning over a new leaf. The former seat of the Confederacy, renowned for honoring men and war, is erecting 12 statues of women, most of whom I’ve never heard of. And that’s the point. Until recently women’s history was practically an oxymoron. That is changing. In contrast to New York City, which […]
Historic women’s landmarks, yes
Statues of famous American women, not so much If you haven’t heard the controversy over the statue of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony proposed for Central Park, let me go on record saying it is a step up. Until now, the female ranks depended on images of Mother Goose, Alice in Wonderland and […]
Truckers take on trafficking
It’s called TAT and, no, it is not an association of tattoo enthusiasts. TAT stands for Truckers Against Trafficking, an association of more than 700,000 truckers trained to spot the signs of human trafficking, then call the national human trafficking hotline. “We know that traffickers are going to exploit their victims anywhere they can to […]
How to negotiate your salary
When it comes to asking for what we’re worth, women are notoriously incompetent. Negotiating a salary, asking for a raise, sends chills up and down our spines. To the rescue–New York State’s new Salary Negotiation Guide. In about a dozen pages, this guide covers everything a woman will need to know and understand when her […]
