A class-action lawsuit against the formerly all-women’s college states that officials refused to close a gender pay equity gap that dates back at least 20 years.
The state has only approved compensation to 101 people, though hundreds more are believed to be eligible. The deadline to apply comes this December.
In her new book, Winslow, a founding member of women’s liberation organizations in Seattle, says smaller cities have their own surprising stories to tell.
Photo essay | The Greenwood of 1921 is long gone, but its spirit lives on in the memory of a community still writing its story.
Decarceration efforts led to the closure of psychiatric hospitals and large facilities that warehoused people with disabilities. Activists against mass incarceration can learn from the past.
Independent journalist Meghann Cuniff spoke with The 19th about how she navigated misinformation, misogyny and harassment, and how she hopes the story ends for Megan Thee Stallion.
The new investigation highlights inhumane treatment in the Fulton County jail system, where people can be held for months without a conviction.
The ADA has been used as the model for recent laws designed to end discrimination at work for other groups, including pregnant people and domestic violence survivors, further cementing its legacy as a foundational piece of civil rights law.
Lawyers and advocates have worked to secure legal acknowledgement of transgender people within the Americans with Disabilities Act for decades.
Susie Talevski ultimately prevailed, preserving the right for people and their families to sue when government programs like Medicaid aren’t properly administered.