The Supreme Court heard oral argument in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOC, a case on whether federal civil rights law protects against transgender employment discrimination.…
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Jennifer Block talked about her book, Everything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution, in which she reported on the state of women’s health care.
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Historian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Using images of early suffrage…
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Investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey discussed the #MeToo movement and their investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein. They were interviewed…
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Biographer Benjamin Moser talked about his book, Sontag: Her Life and Work, in which he recounted the life of the late public intellectual Susan Sontag.
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument for two consolidated cases, Bostock v. Clayton City, Georgia and Altitude Express, Inc v. Zarda, concerning whether federal civil rights law protects…
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Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir, talked about his book in which he shared his thoughts on gender and identity.
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West Point History Professor Jennie Kiesling discussed the ways military historians romanticize and censor their research, and how they are less likely to address violence against women.…
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Elaine Weiss talked about her book, The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, in which she recalled efforts by the women’s suffrage movement to promote the ratification in 1920 of…
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A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing examining women in the criminal justice system. Among the witnesses were Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, and Cynthia Shank, a…
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Historian H.W. Brands profiled Aaron Burr, the former vice president to Thomas Jefferson. Aaron Burr is most remembered for killing former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel on…
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Journalist Zahra Hankir, the editor of Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World, and Hannah Allam, one of the contributors to the book, talked about the…
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered remarks at an awards ceremony honoring women working to advance global peace and security. She talked about the importance of work to advance women’s…
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Neuroscientist Gina Rippon talked about her book, Gender and Our Brains: How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Minds, in which she argued that gender identity is…
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Medical practitioners and experts examined challenges in research and innovation at a day-long forum hosted by Research!America. In this panel, women researchers spoke about professional…
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Charlotte Waisman talked about influential Western women, including sharpshooter Annie Oakley, suffragist Abigail Scott Duniway and politician Jeannette Rankin. She is co-author of Her Story: A…
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University of North Dakota History Professor Cynthia Culver Prescott talked about her book, Pioneer Mother Monuments: Constructing Cultural Memory. She highlighted some of the Kansas…
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Dr. Jen Gunter talked about her book, The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine, in which she offered her thoughts on misinformation in women’s…
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The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion held a hearing on race and gender-based wealth gaps among U.S. workers. Experts in corporate and financial diversity and…
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Kate Black and June Raphael talked about their book, Represent: The Woman’s Guide to Running for Office and Changing the World.
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