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Arts lover a strong advocate of equal rights
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewGloria McDermott Hickton spoke about equality and lived by that tenet. The mother of five tried to make life better for those around her, especially women, those who knew her said. One of the first members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the National...Tags: Real Estate, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Brooklyn (New York City)
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ANALYSIS-NBA-Collins coming out will encourage more to follow suit
ReutersBy Simon Evans April 29 (Reuters) - Times are changing for gays in American sports and National Basketball Association (NBA) player Jason Collins' decision to come out will encourage others in the top leagues to be open about their sexuality. Two...Tags: Super Bowl, Kobe Bryant, Social Issues, Sports, Mike Wallace (football)
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ESU puts 2 on All-PSAC tennis team
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.EAST STROUDSBURG -- East Stroudsburg University senior Rabecca Lausch and junior Annie Vega were named to the All-PSAC East women's tennis singles team by the conference's coaches. Lausch went 12-7 in singles action, primarily at No. 3, where she was 9-...Tags: Sex Crimes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, East Stroudsburg University, Sports, Students
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Around Town: Holocaust survivor Gerda Lerner 'found a home' at UW as women's studies historian
The Wisconsin State JournalBy all accounts, Gerda Lerner was a serious scholar with a fierce intellect. She was also a trailblazing feminist, a mentor to generations of graduate students, a taskmaster, a poet, a nature lover. A Holocaust survivor who spent her 18th birthday in...Tags: Columbia University, New York University, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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GOPs plead for Markey run
Boston HeraldRepublicans are salivating over the prospect of a match-up with Democratic front-runner U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey in the U.S. Senate special election after tomorrow's primary, saying they hope to take on the Beltway insider on a poor record of public...Tags: U.S. Senate, Edward J Markey, U.S. Congress, Stephen F. Lynch, Sports
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Eritrean women face threat of abuse even after they leave: report
Sudan TribuneEritrean women fleeing their country's oppressive regime are increasingly finding themselves the repeat victim of abuse, exploitation and violence once outside their homeland, a new report by a women's rights group has found. The report titled...Tags: Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Refugee, Organized Crime
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Capitol Hill student's history project uncovers dirt on state's first educator
St. Paul Pioneer PressWhen 12-year-old Emma Mulhern was deciding what topic to choose for her school history project, it came down to the discovery of DNA or Harriet Bishop. She chose Bishop, Minnesota's first school teacher. Mulhern's research not only earned her a chance...Tags: Orange County Regional History Center, Research, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Feminist author Mary Thom, 68, killed in NY motorcycle crash
ReutersNEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Renowned feminist and former women's magazine editor Mary Thom was killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend in Yonkers, New York, friends and colleagues said. Thom, 68, a former editor of Ms. Magazine, crashed her...Tags: Authors, Newspaper and Magazine, Book, Periodicals
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EDITORIAL: Support for ENDA: Anti-discrimination law's 40-year trip
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.On Thursday, Boulder's Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat, and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon introduced a bill that would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With states legalizing gay marriage, and others crafting...Tags: Judges, Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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Women's movement leader dies in motorcycle accident
The Akron Beacon JournalMary Thom, who was raised in Akron and went on to become the longtime editor of Ms. Magazine, died in a motorcycle accident in Yonkers, N.Y., on Friday. A statement issued by Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan -- co-founders of The Women's...Tags: Accidental Death, Manhattan (New York City), Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Washington, DC
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M.G. Lord on Elizabeth Taylor, the accidental feminist [Video]
You may associate M.G. Lord with "Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll" or "Astro Turf," a family memoir about Cold War aerospace culture. Last year, Lord, who teaches at USC, came out with "The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth...
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Review: 'The Slippage' by Ben Greenman
When it comes to male authors of domestic dramas, the old saw comes to mind: Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Like his celebrated literary brethren — Salinger, Updike, Franzen, Eugenides and Perrotta come to mind — Ben Greenman...
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