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Katherine McNamara: “It’s about moving into the unoccupied spaces”
Katherine McNamara started crashing people’s expectations early – peeling off to Paris in the middle of a Cornell history Ph.D. and learning she was a poet, striking out for Alaska just as the oil...
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The Next Justice?
In all the chat since Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement Friday, none dispute that President Obama is likely to add to the number of women on the Court. “Even Laura Bush was...
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A Mother’s Day remembrance : Natalie Wolff McIntyre
The lilacs are blooming again at 4121 Pontiac Trail in Orchard Lake, Mich., just as they were one year ago on Mother’s Day. This was the day my mother-in-law died. Natalie Wolff McIntyre had spent her...
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Congratulations, Justice Sotomayor!
Today, Judge Sonia Sotomayor became Justice Sotomayor — the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. WVFC has been watching these weeks before her confirmation with great interest — with news blogs as...
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About Martha Coakley
Attention, all candidates and wannabees: Learn a valuable lesson from Martha Coakley. If you want to win, don’t take anything for granted. Fight as if your political life depends on it, because it...
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Nancy Reagan, a Woman of Civility and Grace
We can admire Mrs. Reagan for the way she conducted herself as first lady, and afterward as her husband endured the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Historic Moment for Women Across the Political Spectrum (In the News)
At Women’s Voices for Change, we don’t engage in partisan politics. But for women across the political spectrum, Hillary Clinton’s achievement of becoming the first woman to be the presumptive...
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Hillary Clinton’s Nomination: Historic Moment for Women (In the News)
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote, was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. And 96 years later, Clinton has broken a political glass ceiling.
View ArticlePre-Debate Buzz: What Can We Actually Learn?
This pre-debate Newsmix is later than it should be. The news itself felt more sparse — perhaps lost in bytoday's round of hard economic news, perhaps simply waiting till things got started. But here...
View ArticleOctober 15th, 2008: The Last Presidential Debate
Pat,Coward, Cathy and Linda, live blogging for the debate 9:15pm Why Is Your Economic Plan Better Than Your Opponent's Plan? Both Senators McCain and Obama urged short term relief for the suffering...
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