Social Movements & the Law

A renowned leader in women’s history education, the National Women's History Museum brings to life the countless untold stories of women throughout history and serves as a space for all to inspire, experience, collaborate, and amplify women’s impact.

This blog post was co-authored with Anne Connell.On January 21, 2017, the Women’s March on Washington, DC, drew a record-breaking public display of support for women’s rights and civil rights in a ma…

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION Bill of Rights in ActionSpring 2004 (20:2) Developments in Democracy BRIA 20:2 Home | How Women Won the Right to Vote | Have Women Achieved Equality? | Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau on Government Have Women, In 1920 American women won the right to vote, but they did not attain legal equality with men in other areas. Since 1920, women have won many other rights, but some people argue today that women have not yet achieved equality.

Global Fund for Women is one of the world’s leading foundations for gender equality. We stand up for the rights of women & girls by supporting gender equality movements.

2020 was set to be a historic year for women’s rights, with the Generation Equality forums planned for Paris and Mexico, the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, and the G7 summit in the United States with gender equality high on the agenda. None of us could have predicted the current global situation. Covid-19 has laid inequalities bare across the world. Domestic […]

Last week, members of the U.S. House of Representatives wore yellow roses to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment in the lower chamber on May 21, 1919.

Learn how these women have truly laid the groundwork and opened doors for future generations of American women.

The Law Library continues to digitize legal and legislative materials to help users gain access to important historical documents. The Law Library regularly adds digitized content, as noted in the About the Collection section for each collection.

This Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet; which have been pre-sorted according to their relevance to a particular congressional committee. Links provide access to primary documents; legal commentary; and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics./p

If you're looking for feminist podcast recommendations, we’ve got you covered. AWID staff have curated a list of their favorite podcast episodes that showcase Feminist Power in Action.

Empowering all women, and year round!

13 insightful podcasts on women, feminism and gender equality.

March is Women's History Month (WHM), which means it's both a retrospective time to look back over the achievements of women throughout history, and a progressive time to look ahead to the accomplishments of women today and tomorrow. One of the best…

From "The History Chicks" to "Encyclopedia Womannica," we've rounded up some of our favorite inspiring stories.

Here's a list of feminist podcasts featuring queer women, non-binary folks, trans women and women of colour.

For a few years now, thousands of podcasts have been created and became a trend. Wherever you are, podcasts allow you to listen to amazing feminist activists sharing information, thoughts and ideas! Here, you can find our 10 suggestions!

If you have ever tried to browse Apple Podcast or Stitcher, you know that there are TONS of podcasts out there. Some are good and some are bad, but it is hard to tell which is which when they are all using the "right" buzzwords and have fun graphics. This is especially true when it

This list showcases some bright Latinx talent behind the mic having conversations you’re unlikely to find somewhere else.

Lists about: Books About Rape and Rape Culture, #MeToo, YA Girls Take On the Patriarchy, Sexual Violence Against Men in Fiction, Women Standing Up To Vio...

Since 2002, Rise: A Feminist Book Project (formerly the Amelia Bloomer Project) has created an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18. We are part of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. 2020 challenged all of us. A pandemic physically separated us. In the midst of loss, isolation, and injustice, we forged new paths of togetherness. We created new models of community. We developed new tools. We connected with our loved ones virtually. We took to the streets in protest.

The perfect picks for this—and any—time of year.

National Women's History Month might be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean you don't have time to celebrate, learn about, and give a voice to women across the country. There are so many different ways to celebrate National Women's History…

The best new books out the week of September 14 include Susanna Clarke's 'Piranesi.'

Last week, Women’s March announced the fifth action of their Ten Actions in 100 Days campaign — a direct response to the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, which began with the march in Washington D.C. (and marches all over the world) on…

Here's my list, what books are on yours? Send us your favorite, your top five or top 10. Let’s build the nonfiction canon of women’s history! Take a break over the holidays and email us at editors@womensenews.org.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment by reading some of these 20 books about women's suffrage. Books for all ages are included.

This guide aims to provide information to support your reflective and teaching practices about the Black Lives Matter movement and other anti-racism and anti-oppression resources.

Films Archive - Women's Voices Now

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-6 that Charter Day School violated three female students’ equal protection rights.

In the last few years states have advanced a record number of bills that attack LGBTQ rights, especially transgender youth. The ACLU is tracking these attacks and working with our national network of affiliates to support LGBTQ people everywhere.