Nonetheless, women across the United States organized and fought for the ... they were long fought. Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight ...

The connection between the rise of authoritarianism and the shrinking space for women’s rights is very clear. After Roe vs. Wade fell in the United States, women began organizing on a state-by ...

First introduced in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements for ratification. But its constitutionality is ...

The Herald-Leader is celebrating Lexington’s 250th birthday by revisiting key moments in the city’s vibrant history, ...

Frustrations over the exclusion of women from America’s national narrative boiled over in the 1970s—leading to the creation of Women’s History Month. Observed throughout the United States ...

For Women’s History Month, we want to take a moment to shine the light on the history of women in politics. Even though women make up half the population of this country, political positions are still ...

Black women were an important part of the growing women suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th century. In 1913 in advance of a women’s parade to advocate for the amendment and ratification ...

More than 200 people gathered outside the Bonneville County Courthouse Saturday and marched to the Broadway Bridge over the ...

Allen, who is featured in the Visitor Education Center at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, is one of Ohio’s many ...

Batavia, visited the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester ahead of Women’s History Month to commemorate ...

Two years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member ...

For example, in 1908, roughly 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. The first National Woman's Day was observed across the United States ...