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Sandra Day O’Connor Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis, Nine Years After Losing...

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced that she will be taking a step back from public life after receiving shocking news. "Some time ago doctors diagnosed me with the beginning...

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Jane Fonda: It's "Horrific" That Women Only Get Paid $2.13 an Hour in This...

Lifelong activist Jane Fonda is pushing to end sexual harassment with one solution: fighting for better wages for tipped workers. The restaurant industry is the largest and fastest growing work in the...

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Women of the Week: Meghan Markle Spoke Up for Women and Girls Again

It was a tale of two Megyn/Meghan-s, but it's no-brainer who came out the winner. There has been breathless coverage of Meghan Markle's every move and every fashion choice that revealed even a hint of...

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Every Feminist Detail from Meghan Markle’s Royal Tour

On her official royal biography, Meghan Markle declares "I am proud to be a woman and a feminist." And on her first official royal tour with Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex showed she is a woman of...

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‘You are Dishonoring Your Family:' Oprah Delivers a Searing Speech Urging...

Oprah Winfrey has one message to eligible voters in America who are choosing not to cast a ballot on Nov. 6: "You are dishonoring your family." "You are disrespecting and disregarding their legacy,...

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Rashida Tlaib was asked to prove she's a U.S. citizen — now she's one of the...

When Rashida Tlaib was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, she proposed incorporating cultural integration programs into the state's social service agencies. In response, the chairman of...

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These are the Women Who Made History in the Midterm Elections

When women commit to getting something done, there's no stopping them. The 2018 midterms were no exception. Women running for office broke nearly every record in the book: 3,379 women filled the...

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'No Veteran, Regardless of Gender, Will be Forgotten’: The Story Behind the...

Nearly two million women have served in the U.S. military but until 1993 there had never been a national monument honoring their service. On Sunday, female veterans came together in Washington D.C. for...

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Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Shares a Message of Hope for the Holidays: “You Belong”

Gather around the table, friends, because no-nonsense pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber is serving up extra helpings of truth this Thanksgiving. While the holidays can bring warm reunions for some, Bolz-Weber is...

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What’s Next? How the New Class of Congresswomen Will Change the Game for Women

With the largest class of female legislators poised to take office in January, there is a lot at stake for women. MAKERS talked to the leading activists and advocates of the most pressing women's...

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Why This Female Pastor is Asking for People to Mail in Their Purity Rings

Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber wants to become Lord of the Purity Rings. The Denver-based pastor and author issued a mass call on Twitter for women and men to send in their purity rings so she can...

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The Top 10 Feminist Moments That Defined 2018

From the Women's Wave that dominated the midterm elections to women of all ages raising their voices and demanding change around gender equality, gun control, and sexual assault, and more, 2018 has...

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2018 in Poetry: Feminist Poets Celebrate the Year of the Woman

Looking back on 2018, we can all agree that the highs have been historic and the lows have been debilitating. Despite the tumultuous events of the year, one constant emerged: Women refused to back down...

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The Top Moments When Men were Allies to Women in 2018

We already know that 2018 was the "Year of the Woman," shattering ceilings and making history from the polls to the box office. But we can't forget that behind every great woman, there's an army of...

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100-year-old NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who sent a man to the...

Despite the fact that Katherine Johnson was the "human computer" behind the calculations that launched the first American in space, the NASA mathematician remained a hidden figure for much of her life....

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Faye Wattleton: Women Can Protect Roe v. Wade By Sharing Their Abortion Stories

"The Princess of Death"—that's what protesters called Faye Wattleton when she walked into Planned Parenthood clinics during her time as president of the women's healthcare organization. When she...

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The 2019 MAKERS Conference: Follow Along Live!

The 2019 MAKERS Conference is a global leadership event that brings together the most powerful names in business, entertainment, tech and finance to explore ways to accelerate the women's movement....

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More Than 50 Companies Pledge to Advance Women at The 2019 MAKERS Conference

We're filling more seats in Congress, speaking our minds, and sharing our powerful stories. We've made great strides—and there's still more to do. But it's not up to some of us to create change; it's...

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'Meet Me Halfway': Why starting a conversation with parents is key to...

In the U.S., single women roll their eyes at their families' suggestions that they get married soon. But in China, the pressure can be so intense that women avoid going home. That's the focus of...

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Check Out The Influential Women Who Have Their Own Barbie Dolls

If you can see it, you can be it. That's why the iconic girl's doll brand Barbie began highlighting real-life female heroes who inspire girls by breaking boundaries and expanding possibilities for...

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The 2019 MAKERS Conference is over. Now it's time to get to work.

The 2019 MAKERS Conference might be over, but now it's time to get to work! You heard from top change leaders including Tarana Burke, Gloria Steinem, Sharon White Harrigan and more — so take what they...

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It's Barbie's Birthday Today! See the Evolution of the Iconic Brand

We are commemorating the 60th birthday of one of the most iconic toys in history — Barbie. On this day in 1959, an 11-inch blonde made her official debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City and...

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14 Things We Learned About the 'Notorious RBG'

Even though Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a major powerhouse and trailblazer in the American legal system for more than five decades, it seems as though Ginsburg is garnering more...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Her Best Quotes On Being a “Flaming Feminist”

There's never a bad time to take a moment to recognize one of our favorite feminists: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a.k.a. Notorious RBG. But, today we're especially thankful for this flaming feminist as she...

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Amani Al-Khatahtbeh On Why She Created #MuslimWomensDay and Why It Matters

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh says she started #MuslimWomensDay in 2017 "because it was about damn time!" Following the 2016 election, Al-Khatahtbeh, the founder of MuslimGirl.com wanted to respond to the hate...

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