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How the Youth, Women’s, and Minority Vote are at Stake in 2012

Published: August 26, 2011

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. The Feminist Majority Foundation and Ms. Magazine are partnering with other organizations that represent women and people of color in a Health and Economic Right or HERvotes initiative for the election in 2012. FMF’s Campus Team is gearing up together with HERvotes for its Get Out Her Vote (GOHV) […]

As A Young Woman, I Need Healthcare!

Published: August 25, 2011

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Originally posted on the National Council for Women’s Organization blog. Please join HERvotes, a campaign to encourage women to go to the ballot box to protect their health and economic rights! Throughout the economic crisis, many successful policies that improve women’s economic security and ensure our access to health […]

Why Women Must Vote in 2012

Published: August 25, 2011

The blog carnival is launching HERvotes, a campaign which will continue until Election 2012. Women must mobilize, register, and flex our electoral might to hold onto our crucial health and economic rights. Join the effort by tweeting #HERvotes and most of all, registering to vote and voting like our lives depend upon it. The Feminist […]

Will the New Year Bring New Changes?

Published: January 4, 2011

Happy New Year y’all! 2010 was a whirlwind of ups and downs! Downs that included the constant attack on reproductive rights, especially abortion, the failure to pass the DREAM Act and the increase in teen suicides among LGBTQ youth. With Arizona leading the way on passing the most unequivocally racist pieces of legislation of 2010 […]

How Well Did We “Get Out Her Vote?”

Published: November 10, 2010

The midterm elections have flown right by and we are all settling down from the excitement that came along. Many students nationwide mobilized to get out the vote and encouraged their fellow peers to be active citizens by casting their votes on election day. The Feminist Majority Foundation’s “Get Out Her Vote” campaign clearly laid […]

Get Out HER Vote: On the Road

Published: October 5, 2010

FMF National Campus Organizers are currently traveling across the country to discuss the issues at stake in the upcoming election. We’ve prepared talking points about reproductive rights, marriage equality, the environment and pay equity. What we didn’t expect was the biggest issue of all: no one knows when Election Day is! Clearly there is work […]

Voting Is a Feminist Issue!

Published: September 21, 2010

Elections are frequently won by tiny margins and the mobilization of students-especially young women-has the potential to change the political landscape drastically. Young people, especially young women, have important rights at stake in this 2010 midterm election. The stakes are high which means it is even more imperative that we exercise our right to vote! […]

The Lessons of Women’s Equality Day

Published: August 26, 2010

Cross-posted with Jewesses With Attitude. Thirty-nine years ago today, legendary Congresswoman Bella Abzug led Congress in designating August 26th “Women’s Equality Day.” Exactly one year prior, Abzug had spoken at the “Women Strike for Equality” march, a gathering of 10,000 women in New York organized by Betty Friedan and a coalition of feminist activists, including […]

Sufferin’ til Suffrage

Published: August 18, 2010

In case you couldn’t tell by the plethora of yard signs or TV ads, we’re in an election year, folks. Many states have key races and measures on the ballot this year that will deeply impact your lives and your future. This fall, the Feminist Majority Foundation will return to college campuses with our Get […]