Precious Brady-Davis is no stranger to being a first. Could she take that to Congress?
Could she be the first Black trans person in Congress? Every step Precious Brady-Davis has taken has been a first.
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Motherhood has a PR problem — and It’s Not What You Think
We continue to ask women to make impossible trade-offs between caregiving and career, and then scrutinize whichever choice they make.
Read MoreA women’s college faces a federal investigation over its trans-inclusive admissions
Smith College, one of the largest women’s colleges in the country, has long welcomed transgender men, women and nonbinary people.
Read MoreCan Ohio’s Amy Acton help women maintain historic gains as governors?
Dr. Amy Acton is expected to easily secure the Democratic nomination for governor in Ohio’s Tuesday primary. Acton, who briefed
Read MoreThe Supreme Court is weighing in on mailing abortion pills. For now, the pills are still available
Abortion pill access by mail will continue uninterrupted as a key drug’s approval for use ricochets through the nation’s highest
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The United States is turning 250 years old. For history teachers, it’s a complicated lesson.
This article was co-published with The 74, a nonprofit news organization covering education in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. Among longtime history
Read MoreThese women are running for a seat you’ve likely never heard of. It could dictate the cost of your electricity and gas bill.
Three years ago, Angelia Pressley started tuning in to Georgia Public Service Commission meetings and learned how much power the
Read MoreCourt temporarily blocks nationwide access to abortion pills prescribed through telehealth
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a policy allowing medical professionals to prescribe abortion pills through telehealth. If upheld,
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‘We’re gonna hang strong’: Black women in Congress face the next voting rights fight
Rep. Terri Sewell grew up steeped in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Selma. She’s represented Alabama’s 7th
Read MoreTrans people could soon be banned from homeless shelters
The Trump administration’s push to exclude transgender Americans is moving to the nation’s homeless shelters. On Tuesday, the Department of
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