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For Three Suffragists, a Monument Well Past Due

Central Park will soon unveil its first sculpture depicting nonfictional female figures. “The fact that nobody even noticed that women were missing in Central Park — what does that say about the invisibility of women?”

Record Number Of Women Of Color Running For Congress In 2020

At least 267 Black, Latinx, Asian, Native American, Middle Eastern and North African women are running for the House and Senate, shattering 2018’s numbers.

The Black sorority that faced racism in the suffrage movement but refused to walk away

Among them were the 22 young founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. at Howard University debuting as warriors for their race.

What the First Women Voters Experienced When Registering for the 1920 Election

The process varied by state, with some making accommodations for the new voting bloc and others creating additional obstacles.

100 Years of Voting Hasn’t Done What We Thought It Would

In this opinion column published in the New York Times, Gail Collins considers “the unfinished business of the women’s vote.”

Vision 2020 Announces New Schedule for Women 100, Its Yearlong Commemoration of the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage

Women 100 Monthly Newsletter: Unfinished Business July 2020

The monthly newsletter of Women 100 includes updates on upcoming signature events as well as news related to women, equality, and the national celebration of the 19th Amendment centennial.

Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Meghan Cary’s “River Rock Project” Teams Up with Vision 2020 to Celebrate Centennial of Women’s Suffrage

Billboard Critic’s Choice Artist Meghan Cary and her initiative the “River Rock Project” is teaming up with Vision 2020 in honor of this year’s Centennial of women’s suffrage.

Women 100 Monthly Newsletter: Unfinished Business June 2020

The monthly newsletter of Women 100 includes updates on upcoming signature events as well as news related to women, equality, and the national celebration of the 19th Amendment centennial.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to become an astronaut. An engineer and physician, she spent more than a week orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavor in 1992. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony was a writer, lecturer, abolitionist, and a leading figure in the women’s voting rights movement. She was arrested for trying to vote in a presidential election. The U.S. Treasury Department put Susan B. Anthony’s portrait on dollar coins in 1979. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Mary Barra

Mary Barra, CEO at General Motors, is the first woman in history to head one of the “Big Three” American automakers. The mother of two, she was among Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.” Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Ann Dunwoody

Ann Dunwoody became the first female battalion commander for the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division in 1992 and the first female four-star general., receiving multiple decorations for her service. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Women in 116th Congress

Women gained record levels of representation in the 116th U.S. Congress by winning in the 2018 midterm elections, with 26 serving in the Senate and 101 in the House of Representatives. In six states, women hold both Senate seats. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Mo’ne Davis

Mo’ne Davis made sports history in 2014 when she was only 13, becoming the first girl to pitch a shutout in the history of the Little League World Series. She was also the first African American girl to play in the competition. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Arlan Hamilton

Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital, is a venture capitalist who champions underrepresented entrepreneurs in technology and other fields. She helps women, people of color and LGBTQ people turned down for venture funding. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Brittney C. Cooper

Brittney C. Cooper is a feminist author, scholar, professor and increasingly influential voice on race and gender issues. As a cultural critic, she explores the influences of hip-hop and crunk music on feminist ideals. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.

Mother’s Day should be a reminder of women’s strength — and the inequality that still exists

By Lynn H. Yeakel: My all-time favorite “Mothers Save the Day” story is perfect for 2020, the 100th anniversary of American women’s voting rights. I won’t say it proves mothers are always right, but it does illustrate how little-known women have influenced the course of history.

WHYY Pioneering Women Podcast: Sabrina Pasterski

Sabrina Pasterski, age 26, is one of the leading theoretical physicists in the world. As a principal investigator at the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, her work has been cited by the great theorist Stephen Hawking. Listen to the 1-minute podcast hosted by WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane.  

Drexel University’s Vision 2020 Launches Voter Mobilization Effort with Vision2020Votes

Let’s break the record for women voting in the 2020 election! That’s the goal of Vision2020Votes, a nonpartisan, national, online voter mobilization effort to get more women than ever registered and voting in the 2020 elections.