Those crazy feminists, says Joslyn Gray posting on Strollerderby. Look what they did for us! 1. The right to own property. In 1948 New york was the first state to allow a married woman to control property. 2. The right to hold public office. Federal law granted this right to women in 1788, 132 years […]
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to three women: Africa’s first democratically elected female president, a Liberian campaigner against rape and a woman who stood up to Yemen’s autocratic regime. The award recognizes the importance of women’s rights in the spread of global peace. The Nobel website says the
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If you have not had a chance to visit the United Nations in New York City you need to put it on your bucket list. I had just such an opportunity in February to be a delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women. I was thrilled when I was asked to go and
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