If you watched the Women‚Äôs March on Washington D.C. on January 21st, you probably saw a sea of bright pink hats. They’re called ‘pussyhats’, and they’ve become a symbol of feminist resistance thanks to organizers Jayna...
The day after Inauguration Day, I joined more than 6,000 women, men and children at a march in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington. I went to march in Seneca Falls, New York, not far from where I grew up. It’s hard to put into words just how...
Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, to a Quaker family in Massachusetts. Her family was politically active in the abolitionist movement and the temperance movement. Her work in the temperance movement led her to become involved in the...
On 28 June 2016, 41 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a terrorist attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. In mid July, there was an attempted coup in Turkey. Under the shadow of these events, I attended an international women’s museums conference in...
Women have made strides in America since the birth of our great nation; however women are still not treated as equal to their male counterparts. On the heel of Women’s History Month and on Equal Pay Day–a symbolic day when...
