Letter from North Carolina: I was arrested with Rev. Barber 2013
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed an anti-woman bill on abortion that the state House had passed into law, which restricts how abortions can be carried out.
Female prisoners in Calif. found to be the victims of coerced sterilizations
From at least 1997-2010, nearly 150 women were found to be sterilized while in prison,.
Texans stand with women
In Dallas 200 Texans attended a "Stand with Texas Women" rally and press conference in front of City Hall. The night before, some 1,100 attended a rally there.
Texas Senate enacts harsh new anti-abortion laws
The Texas Senate voted 19-11 for harsh anti-abortion measures that include a 20-week ban on abortions, with no exemptions for rape or incest.
California prisoners begin hunger strike
Thousands of inmates July 8 renewed a hunger strike begun in 2011 to protest prison practices they say amount to torture.
Texas "women power" blocks anti-abortion bill
AUSTIN, Texas - A severe anti-abortion bill went down to defeat June 25 thanks in part to a 10-hour filibuster by state Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth.
Documents reveal sexual assaults in military a growing epidemic
Up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, according to a troubling new estimate, which comes just days after the Air Force's head of sexual assault prevention was arrested for groping a woman.
Today in labor history: Mother Jones was born May 1, 1837
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was an Irish-American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a labor and community organizer. A fiery orator, brave and determined heroine to millions of workers.
GOP pushes to replace overtime with comp time
WASHINGTON (PAI)-Charging ahead with their ideological agenda, the right wing Republicans who run the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on April 17 for one of their pet causes, replacing overtime with comp time.
Today in women's history: Actor Pearl Baily was born
Friday, March 29th was Pearl Bailey's birthday.
