Beyond the vote: 100 years of women’s leadership
One hundred years have passed since the United States legally affirmed women’s right to suffrage. But the fight for equality continues – especially when it comes to female leadership. In this series, Monitor reporters look beyond voting rights to where women in the U.S. and other countries are challenging the remaining cultural, political, economic, and educational barriers.
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Cover Story19th Amendment: The six-week 'brawl' that won women the voteThe final ratification battle over women’s right to vote, in Tennessee, was deeply fraught – and it holds lessons for today.
Rep. Karen Bass on women, politics, and this moment in historyThe head of the Congressional Black Caucus says she’s encouraged by the growing ranks of women in Congress. But the U.S. still has a way to go.
‘Our voices carry weight’: Young women of color lead activist chargeBlack and Latina women are seizing the moment to press for change on issues that touch them as people often marginalized by both race and gender.
Where do women lead in the media? South Africa.Women lead nearly half of South Africa’s major news publications, making them a global leader for women in media. But their gains have been hard-won.
The problem with the word ‘suffrage’: It excludes Black women activistsHistorian Martha S. Jones answers questions about the political history of Black women in America and their collective struggle for voting rights.
Around globe, women leaders rise to the pandemic challengeA political culture that values diversity and sets aside stereotypes helps women who rise to the level of head of government.
NASA’s spacesuits have a gender problem. These women are fixing it.NASA’s all-female spacewalk last year was held up because they lacked enough spacesuits that fit women. These women are helping to solve that problem.
Sexism isn’t a relic of the past. How men’s views are shifting.Women have been gaining ground in the worlds of politics and business. But outdated attitudes about their capabilities persist.
Difference MakerWhy Jane Curtis is still fighting for justice at 102For Vermonter Jane Curtis, patriotism means protest. The centenarian activist has spent her life fighting for the causes and country she believes in.
One family, three generations, and 100 years of suffrageA century into women’s suffrage, the Monitor asks three generations of women in one family what voting means to them.
‘Our voice matters’: Promoting female composers in classical musicGrammy-nominated composer Clarice Assad champions the voices of female and minority artists and encourages new ways of thinking about music.
Points of ProgressPoints of Progress: Where women are seeing gains, globallyIn good news this week: There’s still work to be done, but women’s rights are making progress across the world. A look at some recent highlights.
A bold and wise princess who doesn’t need a princeAs a woman in what had been a man’s world, I was a target. But I learned not to let barbs fester, and that helped me forge ahead.
In a WordA vote for the word ‘suffragist,’ not ‘suffragette’Most women who campaigned for the right to vote preferred the gender-neutral term, “suffragist.” So why does the diminutive “suffragette” persist?
The Monitor's ViewThe roots of inherent rights like votingThe 19th Amendment helped shatter the excuses used to subordinate women. It was a historic moment in proclaiming the equality of all.
Women and the vote: For women of color, the fight’s not overDuring the 2018 midterms, 53% of voters were women. Yet for some, a distrust of the system and other barriers keep them from the polls.
Mary Baker Eddy founded a religion with equality at its coreHer work to establish the Christian Science religion upset notions of an all-male clergy, and embraced God as feminine as well as masculine.
Defying expectations: Monitor readers share women who inspired themWe asked readers to share stories of women in their lives who challenged the status quo and rose above what society said was possible for women.
A century of women’s suffrage: How the vote opened paths to leadership (video)One hundred years ago, on Aug. 18, 1920, American women won the right to vote. In the intervening decades, they have emerged as leaders.
