/tags/womens-rights Women's Rights en-US Copyright Sat, 14 May 2022 17:19:47 GMT /2022-05-14/reproductive-rights-supporters-rally-across-the-country Thousands of reproductive rights supporters are gathering Saturday at rallies across the country in protest of the Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Sat, 14 May 2022 17:19:47 GMT /2022-05-14/reproductive-rights-supporters-rally-across-the-country Liz Baker, Cheryl Corley, Rina Torchinsky /news/2022-05-04/the-abortion-underground-and-what-lessons-can-be-learned-from-the-jane-collective Activist Heather Booth and the Jane Collective provided thousands of women with abortions before Roe v. Wade. Wed, 04 May 2022 16:30:17 GMT /news/2022-05-04/the-abortion-underground-and-what-lessons-can-be-learned-from-the-jane-collective Fernando Alfonso III /news/2022-05-02/report-a-leaked-draft-opinion-suggests-the-supreme-court-will-overturn-roe-v-wade A draft opinion published by Politico suggests that earlier this year a majority of Supreme Court justices supported overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide. Tue, 03 May 2022 02:16:40 GMT /news/2022-05-02/report-a-leaked-draft-opinion-suggests-the-supreme-court-will-overturn-roe-v-wade The Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2018-11-22/from-purple-sashes-to-pink-pussy-hats-the-evolution-of-the-womens-march When people gathered for the women’s marches of 2017 and 2018, they were joining a tradition that dates back more than a century. In 1913, thousands of… Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:55:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-11-22/from-purple-sashes-to-pink-pussy-hats-the-evolution-of-the-womens-march Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-11-22/from-purple-sashes-to-pink-pussy-hats-the-evolution-of-the-womens-march When people gathered for the women’s marches of 2017 and 2018, they were joining a tradition that dates back more than a century. In 1913, thousands of… Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:55:00 GMT /arts-culture/2018-11-22/from-purple-sashes-to-pink-pussy-hats-the-evolution-of-the-womens-march Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /race-demographics/2017-10-16/looking-beyond-marches-the-feminist-movement-in-2017 Hundreds of thousands of women packed the streets in January as part of the Women’s March. Many donned pink, cat-eared “pussy hats” to mark their… Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:30:39 GMT /race-demographics/2017-10-16/looking-beyond-marches-the-feminist-movement-in-2017 Anita Rao, Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-16/looking-beyond-marches-the-feminist-movement-in-2017 Hundreds of thousands of women packed the streets in January as part of the Women’s March. Many donned pink, cat-eared “pussy hats” to mark their… Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:30:39 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-16/looking-beyond-marches-the-feminist-movement-in-2017 Anita Rao, Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /race-demographics/2017-04-03/pauli-murray-childhood-home-becomes-a-national-historic-landmark The childhood home of Pauli Murray in Durham is now a National Historic Landmark. Relatives, community leaders and the Pauli Murray Project celebrated… Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:01:29 GMT /race-demographics/2017-04-03/pauli-murray-childhood-home-becomes-a-national-historic-landmark Leoneda Inge /news/2017-01-20/thousands-of-north-carolinians-to-march-for-womens-rights Thousands plan to march in North Carolina for women's rights Saturday.Events in Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh will begin at 10 a.m. and coincide with… Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:10:25 GMT /news/2017-01-20/thousands-of-north-carolinians-to-march-for-womens-rights Lisa Philip /show/the-state-of-things/2016-09-23/at-82-gloria-steinem-stays-on-the-road Gloria Steinem, 82, is one of the most iconic figures of the American feminist movement. Her legacy as a journalist and activist includes co-founding and… Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:18:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-09-23/at-82-gloria-steinem-stays-on-the-road Anita Rao, Frank Stasio