War. The penchant of some people to dominate others by violent means is an ancient habit that glorifies warriors and makes many people rich. Victims of war are an afterthought. But not to Women for Women International. Since 1993, the organization has assisted more than 478,000 marginalized women in nine countries affected by war and […]
women's rights
Here’s a president who stood for women’s rights
Tunisia’s first freely elected president, Beji Caed Essibsi, passed away in July, leaving a legacy of ground-breaking changes in how women are treated in this Arab country. While he was in office, the country’s parliament passed a bill introducing new criminal provisions and increasing penalties for multiple violations against women. Essibsi helped change a law banning Muslim […]
Who was the 19th c True Woman?
Many 21st century women think they have a long way to go to secure the same rights and privileges 21st century men enjoy. I’m one of them. Still, life has gotten better. Here’s a description of what was expected of 19th century women. It ‘s a good explanation of why Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her […]
New woman’s suffrage book published
Barbara Berenson, a recently retired Senior Attorney at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, has published Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers,” about the fundamental role Massachusetts activists played in the movement over the course of three generations. “It’s important to have a knowledge of history,” Berenson said. “What that has shown us is that a step […]
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 […]
Black women’s rights pioneers deserve more credit
A new statue honoring women will debut in New York City sometime soon, but it will depict the old standbys: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Not that there’s anything wrong with these women. It’s just that there are so many other early women’s rights advocates who could use the publicity, particularly women of […]
