IsabellaThe Coretta Scott King letter Elizabeth Warren was trying to readverified_publisherCNNCNN — In 1986, Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., wrote a letter to Sen. Strom Thurmond criticizing Jeff Sessions, who was then a nominee to be a federal judge. On Tuesday night, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren attempted to read part of the letter on the Senate floor. …
IsabellaRepublican men are out of touch on the facts of abortion, yet unwilling to overturn Roe: surveyverified_publisherVox - Tresa UndemI’ve been studying public opinion on abortion for the past few years. A central finding is that voter support for women’s rights on abortion is steady, if not increasing. A majority (64 percent) wants abortion legal in all or most cases. Seven in 10 agree with the Roe v. Wade decision. Two-thirds …
IsabellaA history of women who have stood up to powerful men—and paid the priceverified_publisherQuartz - Noah BerlatskyFollowing Donald Trump’s presidential election, many commenters have debated whether his voters were motivated by racism or by economic anxiety. Sexism is rarely mentioned anymore. Yet Trump boasted on tape about sexually abusing women, and many accusers came forward to say he had groped them or …
Isabella'This is the beginning': Over one million join anti-Trump Women's Marches worldwideFrance 24 - Sam BALLJust one day after President Donald Trump took office, more than a million took to the streets Saturday in Washington and around the world to "inaugurate the resistance" – as many placards put it. They came in their droves, bussed in from across the USA, descending on the nation's capital to voice …
IsabellaProtesters leave signs outside Trump Hotelverified_publisherThe Washington PostPlanning started fewer than three months ago from the home of a grandmother in Hawaii in the wake of the unexpected election results. Now, on President Trump’s first full day in office, the Women’s March on Washington is here — and it’s expected to be massive and the biggest demonstration tied to …
IsabellaNew York’s Governor Just Safeguarded Free Access to Birth Control and Medically Necessary Abortions for More Than 2 Million Womenverified_publisherGlamour - By Krystin ArnesonYes, even if federal law changes. In the hours before the Women’s Marches that swept across the U.S. and the rest of the world on Saturday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced some good reproductive rights news for women in his state—namely, safeguarding women’s free access to most forms of …
