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`10 Days in a Madhouse' opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women's voices
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kiera Duffy is disturbed by “10 Days in a Madhouse” as much as an 1887 public was outraged by the squalid surroundings exposed by trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly. “The idea of the hysterical woman trope really does persist today,” the soprano said ahead...
On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King's 'Battle of the Sexes' win, a push to honor her in Congress
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King's victory in the “Battle of the Sexes” was a milestone moment as women pushed for equality on the playing field and beyond. On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved...
Abortion-rights group rebrands to Reproductive Freedom for All in post-Roe world
NARAL Pro-Choice America, an influential abortion-rights group, announced Wednesday that it is changing its name to Reproductive Freedom for All. The rebrand was needed to better reflect how people think about abortion access little more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court...
Chelsea Clinton hopes new donations and ideas can help women and girls face increasing challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Global Initiative added gender equity as a pillar of the nonprofit’s work to sound the alarm about the increasing challenges women and girls currently face, Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday. ...
Mental health among Afghan women deteriorating across the country, UN report finds
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country, according to a joint report from three U.N. agencies released Tuesday. Nearly 70% reported that...
A mayor in South Sudan was caught on video slapping a female street vendor. He has since been sacked
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A video showing a mayor in South Sudan slapping a female street vendor has gone viral. Now he has been sacked. In the video, Emmanuel Khamis Richard, the acting mayor of the African nation's capital, is seen wielding a pistol and walking up to where a...
A Chinese #MeToo journalist and an activist spent 2 years in detention. Their trial starts this week
BEIJING (AP) — After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist active in the #MeToo movement will go on trial this week, along with a labor rights activist who was detained with her in 2021, one of their supporters said. China often silences activists by holding them...
2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. Now, the rights of Afghan women and children are on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly Monday in New York. ...
Today in History: September 18, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2023. There are 104 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the...
A mausoleum for transgender women is inaugurated in Mexico's capital as killings continue
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican transgender rights activists Kenya Cuevas and Andrea Luna sat in front of their longtime friend Paola Buenrostro’s pink grave in Mexico City. “You don’t have to pay rent anymore. You will have your own home now,” Luna sadly joked to her late...
