Weeks after Buffy Wicks gave birth to her daughter, the lawmaker was denied a request to stay home and have someone vote at the state Capitol on her behalf. There are lessons for other legislative bodies to do better, warn women in elected office.
There are now at least 51 House of Representatives races in November with women facing off against women.
As the sports world strikes over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, The 19th talked to Montgomery, who took a year off of playing amid the racial reckoning to focus on voting initiatives.
The decision this month highlights the patchwork of laws and administrative rules around the country for parents seeking elected state and local office.
A blueprint released by the Biden campaign outlines how they believe President Donald Trump has failed women.
Anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson has advocated for a head-of-household voting system that has historically barred women and people of color from casting ballots.
In a speech both personal and potent, the vice presidential nominee introduced herself to the nation and spoke to the existential nature of the 2020 presidential election.
At least 48 House races will feature two women competing for a seat.
A century ago, White women got the right to vote. It took nearly 50 more years for that to extend to Black women. Experts weigh in on what the two groups have done at the ballot box since then.
In August 1920, the Tennessee Legislature ratified the 19th Amendment, adding women’s right to vote to the U.S. Constitution. A century later, three Black women involved in Tennessee politics talk about the unfinished business behind the anniversary.