The first 2020 Democratic presidential primary is more than a year away, but candidates are already making history with the number of women in the...

Just over a century ago, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won a seat in the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman ever elected to federal...

In 2016, Women’s Fund of Hawaii (WFH) received an extraordinary bequest from the estate of Kay Wery. Kay was a Hawaii resident for nearly 70...

In February 2016, friends and family celebrated the life of Susan Eileen Jones. Susan was a mother, wife, educator and early childhood education expert, and...

The cost of rape may be incalculable—but this wasn’t supposed to be part of it. New York hospitals illegally billed survivors for hundreds of forensic...

The congressional freshman class of 2019 is perhaps best described in superlatives. It is the most racially diverse and most female group of representatives ever...

The most dangerous place for women is the home, according to a new UN study. Out of an estimated 87,000 women killed last year, some...

When at 19 Mehnaz became pregnant for the fifth time, she panicked. She already had four daughters, and her husband was threatening to throw her...

Around the world, one in three women experiences domestic violence. How can it be reduced? New research is bringing unexpected insights into this problem —...

WASHINGTON – Women’s rights advocates rallied in the rain Wednesday in opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, saying he had a...