Katherine Clark on what it means to become the second-highest ranking woman in Congress
The Massachusetts representative spoke to The 19th about her new role and how the women of the 117th Congress will shape the future.
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The pandemic has left mothers struggling to feed their kids
School closures and the struggling economy have created a national hunger crisis — and experts say it will only get worse as the pandemic deepens this winter.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren to introduce $8 billion relief bill to help underserved Americans during pandemic
If passed, the COVID Community Care Act would funnel emergency funding to Black, Latinx and Native American communities that have been especially hard hit by the pandemic.
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Groups call for Marcia Fudge to be nominated for Agriculture secretary
Two dozen organizations sent a letter to Biden urging him to select the representative from Ohio and make her the first Black woman to lead the USDA.
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Biden reportedly will nominate Janet Yellen to become nation’s first female Treasury Secretary
If confirmed, Janet Yellen would be the first woman to ever hold the three most influential economic positions in U.S. government history.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield nominated by Biden to be U.N. ambassador
The list of nominees released by Biden’s transition team included one other woman, Avril Haines for director of national intelligence.
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Women of color made history in local races around the country
The gains preview a more diverse pipeline of political power, especially for Democrats.
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Biden to nominate Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, the first woman in the role
Haines previously held top intelligence positions under the Obama administration.
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As transgender people mark deadliest year on record, one elder fights for the living
Gloria Allen is showing the world on Transgender Day of Remembrance that there is hope.
The voting rights activist’s hard work in registering and energizing people is paying off at one of the nation’s most pivotal moments.
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Only 5 percent of businesses that reported gender received relief from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) were women-owned.
Kamala Harris is a complicated choice for some LGBTQ+ people
She is among the earliest prominent politicians to back marriage equality, but Harris’ record on trans rights has led some LGBTQ+ voters to pause.
Voters in Colorado and Oregon approved two major wins for working women
The proposals come at a time when women have shouldered the bulk of child care and family care needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Belly of the Beast’ spotlights forced sterilizations in California prisons
A new PBS documentary encapsulates more than a decade of efforts to hold California prisons accountable for these abuses.
The country needs poll workers. Young women are stepping up
As the pandemic keeps older poll workers from volunteering, younger women continue a legacy of being on the front lines of elections.
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