Tag: Womens
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Lilly Ledbetter, equal pay and women’s rights activist, dies at 86
Women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter has died, according to a family representative. She was 86. Ledbetter, best known for advocating for equal pay for women, died as a result of respiratory failure on Saturday night. She was in Alabama, where she was born and raised. “She was surrounded by her family and loved ones,” her…
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Pro-Harris sticky notes pop up in women’s restrooms and gyms and on tampon boxes
In the weeks before Election Day, a loose-knit group of women are organizing online to blanket their communities with pro-Kamala Harris messages — not on yard signs or fliers, but on sticky notes. The idea is simple: Take a pad of sticky notes, write messages and post them wherever women may see them — bathroom…
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For the first time, White House welcomes National Women’s Soccer League champions
President Joe Biden welcomed Gotham Football Club to the White House on Monday, making it the first National Women’s Soccer League championship team to have the distinction. Biden reflected on the underdog story the team, which represents New York and New Jersey, carried through its 2023 season. Gotham’s squad went from last in the league…