In the 1960s, Funk was part of Mercury 13 — a program to train women astronauts that was ultimately canceled. On Tuesday, she became the oldest person to launch into space.
Kids in child care are expelled at three times the rate of older kids. Mental health consultants could help lower the rate — and stabilize the industry.
Their message to Democrats: ‘This is not the time for Band-Aids.’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar told The 19th her panel is holding the historic hearing because its legislature passed the ‘most egregious’ voting law in the country.
The state legislators came to Washington to block a restrictive voting bill and deliver a message: ‘We’re passing the baton to you.’
Mounting costs from the pandemic have made a system's shortcomings untenable, leaving residents, workers and families in a precarious position.
They're talking more openly about the realities of child care needs, outdated industry expectations and unfair rules for nursing parents.
Breast milk from vaccinated parents protects babies. But how much is needed?
Experts say the legal system often weaponizes women’s emotions to keep them locked in the very systems they are trying to escape.
Mothers told The 19th that the new monthly payments will help them preserve their basic human dignity.