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90 years after 19th Amendment, women still underrepresented in SC
Thursday was Women's Equality Day. It has been 90 years since the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote. But some women in our state say while we have come along way, women still have more work to do when it comes to politics.
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Women Celebrate 90 Years of the 19th Amendment
August 26th was established as Women's Equality Day by Congress in 1971. Thursday, women from across the state gathered to celebrate 90 years of the 19th Amendment, the measure which gave women the right to vote.
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Amount of Women in SC Political Arena Lacking, Says Southern Institute for Women in Politics
South Carolina is last in the country for the number of women in state Legislature, according to the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics.
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Arkansas Democrat Sen. Blanche Lincoln wins primary
The two-term senator withstands this year's strong anti-incumbent tide. But in Nevada, a 'tea party' favorite wins the GOP nomination to face Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in November.
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Pre-Legislative Session Press Conference Videos
Speakers from the Southeastern Institute at the Pre-Legislative Session Press Conference on January 7th.
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A Woman's Place Is...
Thirty years ago, in the spring of 1979, my family drove from Sylvania, Ohio to Washington, D.C. for a vacation during my brother’s and my spring break week from school. I was 10 and my brother was 8, and it turned out to be a civics lesson that was disguised as a family vacation. (My parents were big on the National Parks and monuments as vacation destinations.)
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Is SC ready for a female Governor?
Barbara Rackes, Treasurer of the Institute, is interviewed on WIS-TV about the status of women in politics and the Institute's role in changing the current numbers.
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The Rachel Maddow Show: The Sorry State of South Carolina
Rachel talks to native South Carolinian Eugene Robinson about the sorry state of South Caronlina's education and health care systems in contrast to the attitudes of their politicians who are all opposed to health care reform.
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Kathy Groob, Leading Women Keynote Speaker, Interviewed by WIS TV
Publisher of ElectWomen Magazine, Kathy Groob, is interviewed by Hannah Horne of WIS TV about women in politics nationwide and in SC.
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Barbara Rackes Interviewed by WIS about the Leading Women Dinner
Board Member, Barbara Rackes, shares her views on the status of women in SC politics and also discusses the 2009 Leading Women Dinner event.
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