Veteran organizer Laphonza Butler became the organization’s first Black president just under a year ago. She spoke to The 19th about Emily’s List’s rebranding.
Medicaid's Money Follows the Person has allowed over 90,000 people with disabilities and seniors to move out of nursing homes and back into their communities. But Congress still won’t make the funding permanent.
To mark the first anniversary of SB 8 going into effect, The 19th spoke with Texans who sought an abortion in this past year. Each has a different story. But all shared similar sentiments: anger, sorrow, frustration and fear.
Catherine Cortez Masto is the first Latina senator, running as one of the country’s most endangered Senate Democrats in a state where the Latinx vote is key.
Historians have been untangling the full picture of the people behind the 19th Amendment and the complexities in why they organized.
The move comes after nearly 600 women's rights organizations signed an open letter asking the international body to back out of the partnership.
Join us on Instagram Live on August 31 at 11 a.m. as we debunk myths about monkeypox and discuss how the Biden administration and other agencies are responding to the virus.
Eleven states have outlawed abortion in almost all instances. The change will contribute to growing regional abortion deserts.
Women hold two-thirds of student loan debt, and women of color have higher loan balances than their White counterparts.
Diversity and creativity in LGBTQ+ young adult books is thriving. Authors told The 19th why that’s important and recommended some of their favorites.