Series: Underground Groundbreakers of Today Continuing my theme of interviewing New York State Senators who defeated members of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), I recently
Category: Women’s Rights
Robert Jackson, New York State Senator
Series: Underground Groundbreakers of Today When I arrived at the office of New York State Senator Robert Jackson in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan,
Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
Series: Underground Groundbreakers of Today The moment when Satya Rhodes-Conway, the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, decided she could get into politics was when she was
Shirley Chisholm, first black woman elected to Congress
Series: Groundbreakers in History “I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the
Celebrating the Women Elected to Congress in 2018
A Special Groundbreakers Post; Groundbreakers of Today If you’re in the US (and even if you’re not), you may have heard that we had midterm
Madeleine Kunin, first Jewish and female governor of Vermont
Series: Groundbreakers in History “As a feminist, an immigrant, and a Jew, I was perhaps too different from the average Vermont voter, yet it was
Jeannette Rankin, First Woman Elected to Congress
Series: Groundbreakers in History “I may be the First woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.” When you think of “women’s firsts,”
Dorothy Kenyon, trailblazer in women’s equality movement
Series: Groundbreakers in History “One of the most important precepts of the movement for women’s rights is that the aspirations of women are bounded only,
Pauli Murray, fighter for all the good things
Series: Groundbreakers in History NOTE: I neglected to mention in my introductory post that for each Groundbreaker I profile, I will start by providing a