This week in history: First Black woman earns a medical degree
Rebecca Davis Lee became the first African-American woman to become a physician in the United States.
GOP majority in Congress plans votes to repeal Affordable Care Act
Here we go again. The Republican congressional majority used its hatred of Obama to once again set up votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Jury finds Oklahoma cop guilty of assaults on 13 black women
One victim highlighted the dilemma she faced after the assault: "What am I going to do? Call the cops? He was a cop."
Women's health advocates say attacks on them are terrorism too
Ultra-right Christians have been practicing terrorism against providers and consumers of women's health services for years, injuring and even killing patients and medical personnel.
Planned Parenthood condemns inflammatory GOP rhetoric re Colorado tragedy
"Instead of looking for lessons to prevent this from happening in the future, they're doubling down on their effort to block women from getting preventive health care at Planned Parenthood."
Elizabeth Warren rolls out women's economic agenda
"Achieving pay equality for women isn't enough - we have to make sure that all workers, men and women, are earning enough to live on."
Today in history: Bicentennial of pioneer feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist and leading figure of the early women's movement.
SCOTUS takes on Little Sisters of the Poor challenge to Obamacare
A woman's rights to birth control and proper health coverage from her place of employment are once again coming under fire.
Lack of media attention to Holtzclaw trial: Do black women matter?
The trial of the former Oklahoma City police officer charged with sexually assaulting and raping 13 black women, began this Monday.
Today in history: First American woman ambassador appointed
On this date in 1949, Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson became the first woman to hold the post of U.S. ambassador when she was sworn in by Truman.
