Nancy Kerrigan: January 1994
Nancy Kerrigan - 1994 Winter Olympics - Lillehammer Getty Images / Mike Powell On January 6, 1994, fifteen years ago, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked just before the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. ...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Images from Brooklyn Museum Online
The Brooklyn Museum has put online a large collection of images which may be used for noncommercial purposes with attribution (see copyright statement for details). More than 60 images...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell Image courtesy of Library of Congress African American leader Mary Church Terrell worked for women's rights and racial justice. Her life spanned from just after the Emancipation Proclamation to...   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Emily Dickinson Poems and Letters
Emily Dickinson, a creative poet of the 19th century, was known only by a small circle during her lifetime. It wasn't until after her death that most of her poems...   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Wordless Wednesday: Portrait Unveiled
First Lady Laura BushImage Credit: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Gift of friends of President & Mrs. Bush See more Wordless Wednesday images Wordless Wednesday around About.com More about this portrait: Laura...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Famous Firsts for Women 2008 - Milestones
The year 2008 saw a significant election in the United States, but also many other events in the US and around the world that made the record book for women's...   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Frances Willard
Frances Willard is best known for her presidency of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Rather than a 19th century version of ''just say no,'' the WCTU, under Willard's leadership, was...   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

All Wiigged Out - Kristen Wiig Now the Leading Lady at SNL
Tina Fey is a household word. Amy Poehler isn't a stranger either. Now that they've both left Saturday Night Live, Kristen Wiig is the female headliner - the senior woman...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Obama's Inauguration and Roe v. Wade - State of Women's Reproductive Rights
''Barack Obama will be inaugurated two days before the 36th anniversary of Roe v Wade,'' notes author, activist, and reproductive rights expert Gloria Feldt. She's focusing on the new administration's...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Becoming First Lady - Media Misses With Michelle Obama Coverage
In a commentary for Women's eNews, Sheila Gibbons wonders if media coverage of the soon-to-be First Lady Michelle Obama (or any other in the future) will ever move past what...   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Extreme Dieting and the Girl Who Didn't Want To Grow Up
Here's a disturbing story from the UK about a 23-year-old who looks 12 and has never reached puberty because she's starving herself to retain a childlike appearance. Vikki Hensley consumes...   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

He Did the Right Thing - CNN Interview ''When Michelle Met Barack''
Like so many other professional women focused on their careers, attorney Michelle Robinson wasn't going to 'go there' when a coworker insisted that they go out on a date. A...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

New Year's Solutions Instead of New Year's Resolutions - My Top 5
Making promises to ourselves in the old year that we fail to keep in the new year seems like a lousy way to jump start change. This year, I was...   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Where Are All the Female Hosts on TV on New Year's Eve?
Why have all the big-name TV hosts on New Year's Eve traditionally been male? Every year as I click through the channels I can't help but notice that women are...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

IRAN: 'I Want to Present a Different View of the Women in My Country'
BERKELEY, California, Jan 2 (IPS) - The U.S. government's calls for civil society to work for "regime change" in Iran has increased pressure on activists on the ground who are engaged in a peaceful process of improving their society and addr...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

SOUTH AFRICA: Community Gardens Contribute to Food Security
CAPE TOWN, Dec 29 (IPS) - A few years ago 66-year-old grandmother Regina Fhiceka and her family of five ate vegetables only once a week. They would survive on maize and bread the rest of the time -- the cheapest food available in the poor township of Ph...   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

INDIA: Kashmiri Women Repose Faith in Electoral Politics
SRINAGAR, Dec 26 (IPS) - With voting for the provincial elections in Indian Kashmir safely over, observers say that what was remarkable about the process -- apart from its relative peacefulness -- was the active participation of women in a Muslim-majori...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Q&A: Paraguayan Indigenous Minister Calls for Patience
MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (Tierramérica) - Margarita Mbyvângi, the first indigenous woman to hold a ministerial post in Paraguay, is facing charges of ineffectiveness from among her own ranks. But she is asking for time to achieve her goal: that no one will ...   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

SRI LANKA: Women Pray for Sons, Husbands Caught in Civil War
COLOMBO, Dec 19 (IPS) - As the Sri Lankan army pushes deeper into Tamil rebel-held territory hundreds women can only pray that their sons and husbands, believed held captive by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), are spared.   RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST

Q&A: Failure to Translate Women's Legal Rights into Action
DURBAN, Dec 17 (IPS) - Each year, for 16 days in December, the world's focus shifts towards taking action against gender-based violence. Governments and civil society organisations raise awareness around women's rights and lobby for gender equality. But...   RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST