This week's reading on women's representation honors the work of trailblazing Black women activists: Shirley Chisolm, Marsha P. Johnson, Angela Davis and Barbara Jordan.
is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment!While there are countless Black women whom we should celebrate in February, the team at RepresentWomen has chosen four to highlight this week:began her legislative work when she was elected to New York’s state legislature in 1964.
Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor, Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, painted by Melanie Humble. Notable Black women wrote President Biden a letter to express their support for his commitment to nominate a Black woman to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, according to
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wiley: Black women have been ‘grossly underrepresented on the bench’“It is hard to overstate just how important and powerful and inspiring a moment this is,' mayawiley says on President Biden's commitment to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Read more »
2 South Side Women Seek To Broaden Minds By Increasing Availability Of Black-Focused BooksAs we continue to highlight Black History and history makers this month, here is the story of two mothers on the city’s South Side who are broadening minds through Black-focused books in this ever-changing technology driven world.
Read more »
31 Incredibly Rude Things Medical Professionals Have Actually Said To Women'The doctor looked at me and said, 'I think you're allergic to your boyfriend's sperm, and you should stop having sex.''
Read more »
Few Women Have Ever Landed a Triple Axel at the Olympics Because It's So Impossibly HardThe triple axel is one of the hardest jumps in figure skating because of its forward takeoff, which requires an extra half rotation in the air.
Read more »
Pope decries genital mutilation, sex trafficking of womenPope Francis is decrying the genital mutilation of millions of girls and the trafficking of women for sex, including openly on city streets.
Read more »