Women's Movements & the Law

A feminist podcast that doesn't take itself too seriously. Katie Breen interviews feminist activists, researchers, and advocates working to make women's issues...well, non-issues, examining topics such as through the lens of intersectional feminism and reproductive justice. We also laugh.

Everything you ever wanted to ask anti-abortion activists, but without the face to face confrontation. - News podcast from United States

Sex was never the only battleground for women’s voting rights. Amended, a podcast from Humanities New York, marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment.

Welcome to We've Got Issues, Girl – a podcast for women who are curious about politics. Every week, Schuyler Beckwith and Carrie Hartman will discuss how women's issues can't just be limited to reproductive rights.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sociologist Dr. Francesca Tripodi about her recent study looking at the gender bias on Wikipedia and who gets to be "notable."

The prolific author, poet, cultural critic, feminist and professor, who wrote more than three dozen wide-ranging books, died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Ky.

In honor of Women's History Month, Black Enterprise explores the contributions of revolutionary women.

Democracy Now! coverage of the historic Women's March on Washington.

The influential critic, author and feminist bell hooks died Wednesday at the age of 69. She was at home, surrounded by friends and family. Amna Nawaz looks at her work and legacy.

Chart the last 5 years of the women's movement and its intersectional fight for equality.

It wasn't until the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that all African Americans were granted the full right to vote, but the fight began in the 1800s al...

As this year marks 100 years since the ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing women's right to vote, we look at the connection betwe...

Professor Carol Berkin discusses the roles of Native American women during the American Revolution.

Speaker: Mary Uyematsu KaoMary Uyematsu Kao will present her black-and-white photographs from the Asian American Movement of the 1970s and talk about the Asi...

In honor of Asian American Heritage Month, Asian American Life celebrates the achievements of remarkable women who helped changed America. In the 1900’s a s...

Lectura de poesía latina en conmemoración del mes de la mujer. Con Carmen Bardeguez-Brown, Elisabet Velasquez y Victoria Alicea DelValle.

Join US Studies and the National Women's History Museum on October 18 for the first lecture in "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women's History" series.

The National Network to End Domestic Violence and its project, WomensLaw, join the National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration by highlighting the lives and...

Humanities New York is dedicated to celebrating the women's history, from the Suffrage Movement to the Women's March. Most often our programming is developed...

Learn about the origins of women's history month and International Women's Day and the women who made it possible.

Uploaded on Feb 2, 2011NWHM celebrates Black History Month by exploring the diverse contributions of African American women during the Civil War--from Union ...

February is African American History month. HHS held a commemorative event to celebrate this years theme, "Black Women in History and Culture." Debra L. Lee,...

Activists like Ida B. Wells, Mary McLeod Bethune and Frances Harper played a big role in the women's suffrage movement and should get their recognition as th...

GUEST: Kali Nicole Gross, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of History at Rutgers University. Her books include the award-winning, Colored Amazons: Crime, Violence…

Gender inequality doesn’t make sense on any level. Promoting gender equality can reduce extreme poverty and hunger and boost shared prosperity for girls and ...

How much progress have we achieved in the global struggle for equal rights, and how much work remains? From worldwide suffrage campaigns to the rise of #MeTo...

2020 marked the 100th anniversary of women winning the vote and a record-breaking election with more than 93 million voters casting ballots. Kamala Harris set several records as the first woman, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, and candidates from diverse backgrounds were elected in many state and local elections. As part of the Special Collections online exhibit, Founding Mothers: From the Ballot Box to the University, the University of Arizona Libraries, in partnership with Dr. Patricia MacCorquodale, professor emerita in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies, presents this panel discussion to address equal rights in our current historical and community context. In addition to celebrating this moment in history as one that reflects democracy and advances equal rights, the panel discussion includes strategies, issues, practices, and policies that foster or perpetuate inequalities. Our panelists will also talk about ways community members, individually or collectively, can take actions to promote equal rights, ensure participation in democracy, or create safe and inclusive communities. Panelists include: Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, Pima County Recorder Heidi Osselaer, Author, "Winning Their Place: Arizona Women in Politics, 1883-1950" Lisa M. Sanchez, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vote, increasing the number of those parties' potential constituencies. National and international organizations formed to coordinate efforts towards women voting, especially the International Woman Suffrage Alliance.

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others, they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls, in favor of men and boys.