Preliminary data suggests Latina voter turnout surged in key battleground states
Some organizers believe Latinas may be the ones to help deliver Arizona for Biden, and Latinas in Florida and Texas broke in significant numbers for Trump.
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A record number of Native American women are headed to Congress
At least 18 native women ran for congressional seats this year and three were elected.
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The new normal: Women and LGBTQ+ people are buying guns in 2020
A pandemic, a presidential election and racial unrest caused gun sales to surge. Will this usher in a new class of Second Amendment voters?
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Latinas have the power to be a decisive force this election — if they turn out
The Latina electorate has the potential to flip swing states and congressional districts. This may be the year it does.
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Native women in Arizona lead the way for voting access on tribal reservations
How some tribal women are getting out the vote in communities long beset by voter suppression and newly impacted by the deadly coronavirus.
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Voting during the 19th Amendment’s centennial wasn’t supposed to be this way
“The moment was supposed to be a bright spot in an otherwise chaotic and uncertain year,” wrote Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. “Instead, it would leave me feeling that chaos and uncertainty more acutely than ever.”
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Eric Holder on the gendered impact of voter suppression
The former U.S. attorney general spoke to The 19th about voter suppression, redistricting and the importance of Breonna Taylor’s case.
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‘Belly of the Beast’ spotlights forced sterilizations in California prisons
A new PBS documentary encapsulates more than a decade of efforts to hold California prisons accountable for these abuses.
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For Kamala Harris, the debate is when skill meets opportunity
Harris will bring her experience as a Black woman and a skilled litigator to her debate with Mike Pence.
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Trump's COVID diagnosis reminds voters of xenophobic comments he made at the debate
The president called COVID-19 the “China plague” and refused to denounce white supremacy, comments that incited fear in some voters.