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International Women’s Day: Keep Progress Alive
This past year we’ve seen a lot of progress for the rights of women. We should take today, March 8th, International Women’s Day, as a time to make sure that we don’t lose our stride. While International Women’s Day has been informally celebrated since the early 1900s, the United Nations officially recognized it in 1975, [...]
VAWA: A Win for American Women
One of the things that makes our nation great is the notion of “liberty and justice for all.” Yet we haven’t quite achieved that goal. Women are disproportionately victimized in our own backyards, and measures must be put in place to ensure their liberties while seeking justice to hold perpetrators responsible for their actions. Today, [...]
On Valentine’s Day, work to end violence against women
by Susan Shaer, WAND Executive Director Published: 2/8/2013 by the Augusta Free Press Published: 2/12/2013 by the Capital Times Published: 2/14/2013 by the Great Falls Tribune Valentine’s Day was taken over long ago by cards and flowers, candy and dinners. It is now a cash cow holiday for merchandisers. In addition, for many, it has [...]
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