Pew Research Center4h
Women account for 28% of lawmakers in the 119th Congress – unchanged from the last Congress
Women make up 28% of voting members in the 119th Congress – on par with their share in the last Congress, but a considerable ...
Smithsonian Magazine9h
The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
Maine lawmaker posts photo of transgender student on podium for girls sport
A Maine lawmaker is getting both praise and criticism for posting a photo that she says shows a transgender student on the podium for a girls sport.
WJTV on MSN21h
The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature
When it comes to politics, one woman knocked down barriers decades ago at the Mississippi State Capitol. Former State Rep.
The Sacramento Observer14h
The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing
In the early 20th century — a time when men held most positions of authority — Greene was a celebrated book agent, a curator and the first director of the Morgan Library. She also earned US$10,000 a ...