The Year in Review: Top Blog Posts for 2013
Where has the year gone?! We can barely believe that 2014 is just around the corner, and though we’re already looking forward to the great things the future holds for Washington Area Women’s...
View ArticleThe Year in Review: Top Legislation Impacting Women in 2013
It seems that women have been the center of many policy debates this year, both nationally and locally. We’ve been keeping an eye on important legislation affecting women and their families in 2013 and...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month Q&A – March 5, 2014
Q: Who was the first woman nominated for president by a major political party? A: Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman nominated for president by a major party. At the Republican Convention, she...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month Q&A – March 6, 2014
Q: Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice? A: Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1981, making her the first female Supreme Court Justice. In response to...
View ArticleCelebrate Women’s History Month at the National Archives
Many of Washington, DC’s museums proudly display the highlights of American history from Judy Garland’s red slippers to the command module of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. But a new permanent...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month Q&A – March 14, 2014
Q: Who is the longest serving woman in the history of the United States Congress? A: Maryland’s own, Senator Barbara Mikulski. Senator Mikulski has served in the Senate since 1987, and before that...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month Q&A – March 19, 2014
Q: Who was the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress? A: Patsy Mink, a third generation Japanese American, represented Hawaii in the U.S. House 12 times. With her...
View ArticleWomen’s Political Participation and Representation in the Washington Region
This month, on August 26th, we will celebrate Women’s Equality Day, designated as such by Congress in 1971 to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the...
View ArticleEvery Day is Election Day: Catching up with Rebecca Sive
Around this time last year, we hosted a Brown Bag Lunch with Rebecca Sive, author of Every Day is Election Day: A Woman’s Guide to Winning Any Office, from the PTA to the White House. Since that event,...
View ArticleWhen Is Enough, Enough?
We had our July enewsletter planned. In fact, yesterday, I sat with a copy of it for my review. I read it three times, and while I very much wanted to share the good work that Washington Area Women’s...
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