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Black women are still underrepresented in America’s statehouses, new report shows
Georgia has the most Black women in its legislature, at 39, but in many states representation still lags.
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How the COVID stimulus bill could help fight pregnancy-related deaths
Letting states extend Medicaid eligibility for postpartum people could be lifesaving, experts told The 19th.
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How a new generation of lawmakers led by Black women revived the Equal Rights Amendment
The U.S. House is taking up the issue this week after decades of organizing in statehouses.
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‘We’re all exhausted, but teachers doubly so’: Educators in office on the pandemic, teachers and students
The 19th spoke with eight women legislators — who are or have been educators — to discuss their unique perspective on the school reopening debate.
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Andrew Cuomo allegations and investigations: What we know
The New York governor faces calls for his resignation amid allegations of harassment. He denies wrongdoing.
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A year into the pandemic, LGBTQ+ life and death remains largely invisible
LGBTQ+ people face myriad health disparities that put them at higher risk for complications from the virus. So why don’t we know how COVID has affected them?
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In the COVID ward, I held Abuelo’s hand as the virus took him
My grandfather died of coronavirus two weeks short of receiving a vaccine. His death gave me a new appreciation for our great communal loss and the burdens so many of us now carry.
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Her son couldn’t breathe. Advocating for equitable health care made this mom feel like she couldn’t either.
Amira Carson-Carey has spent the past year fighting for equitable health care for her infant son — from repeat heart surgeries to COVID infections — amid a pandemic and a summer of racial reckoning.
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How Alaska managed to vaccinate residents at higher rates than any other state
In a conversation with The 19th, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Dr. Anne Zink, chief medical officer, discuss the state’s successful vaccine distribution and concerns about a post-pandemic world.
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For the top women leading the country’s pandemic response, equity is kept top of mind
In a conversation with The 19th, Drs. Rochelle Walensky and Marcella Nunez-Smith discuss the country’s vaccination distribution plan.
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