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Elected officials faced relentless harassment and threats of violence this year — women got some of the worst of it
Escalating threats around the country were fueled by disinformation and misinformation around several events in 2020, including the election.
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The pandemic has been extra hard on single mothers
Single mothers have scrambled during the pandemic to secure child care. What will the federal government do to help in 2021?
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During the pandemic, teachers’ mental health is suffering in ways they’ve never experienced
The burden is most acute for teachers who are mothers, and steering both their students and their own children through online learning.
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First came suffrage. Then came the Women of the Ku Klux Klan.
The WKKK was independent of the Klan and just as committed to bigotry. One researcher says the 19th Amendment made it possible.
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The 19th in 2020: A reading list
In our first year as a newsroom, we reported on America's first female recession, Kamala Harris' historic election and so much more.
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How Susan Collins defied the odds
Maine’s longtime Republican senator kept her focus local even as Democrats pushed to make the 2020 elections a referendum on Trump. The race turned into both a cautionary tale and a template.
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Kelly Loeffler’s Senate reelection is complicated by Trump
The outgoing president is dividing Georgia Republicans, and it could cost the party the Senate.
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#19thReads 2020: The best reads on gender, politics and policy
Unlike any other year in modern times, 2020 shined a spotlight on the resilience and struggles of women, LGBTQ+ people and all others underrepresented in our democracy. Here, we take a look back at the stories that most impacted us.
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Biden is on track to have a record number of women in his Cabinet
Joe Biden has committed to having the most diverse Cabinet in history. It’s likely future presidents will be expected to match or increase representation.
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This woman is mending the literacy gap with the help of a horse named Goat
Caitlin Gooch grew up loving books and horses. She wants more kids in her native North Carolina to feel the same.