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Women make up more than half of the U.S. population. In some recent elections, Rutgers University says women voters have exceeded men. More women are also holding higher political offices, but it wasn't easy getting to this point.

Senate Bill 1628, nicknamed "Arizona's Women's Bill of Rights," would bring clarity and consistency to state laws and would replace "gender" with "sex" in state law.

A century ago, Arizona led the nation in women's rights. As we begin 2020, the state's women are poised to lead great reforms once again.

Pop culture has told us the Old West was shaped by men, ignoring the important roles women played. Here are eight Arizona women you should know.

Protesters shift this year's focus for the 2018 Women's March in Phoenix to women empowerment in government. Read more government news at: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/category/government/ Video by Imani Stephens | Cronkite News

Hundreds are expected to gather at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 20, 2024, in support of women's rights.

Arizona abortion restrictions: reproductive rights in 2025

The chanting, cheering crowd of mostly women included those who fought for abortion rights as well as those who grew up knowing nothing else until the Supreme Court overturned Roe

A performing arts program at the Arizona women's prison in Goodyear is helping women deal with their challenges and addictions. After corrections officers, prison administrators, and incarcerated women take their seats in the audience, a dozen women wearing bright orange shirts and pants with white belts and shoes assemble beyond a blue stripe ...

At first closely intertwined, the abolition and suffrage movements were called to make a compromise that became a lasting wedge. Learn more about THE VOTE, including where to watch the documentary: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/vote/ One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic ...

‘A lot of women fought very, very hard for [the right to vote]’ — 100 years ago, women didn’t ‘get’ the right to vote, they fought to have it. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is ...

The Arizona Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions.

In 1920, women in the U.S. gained the right to vote - but only after a struggle that lasted more than 70 years! Learn how suffragists fought for the 19th amendment. #HistoryChannel Subscribe for more from HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Read More: po.st/19th_Amendment Find out more about this and other specials on our site: http ...

Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is expected to fall once the new constitutional amendment goes into effect. But there are dozens of other laws on the books regulating abortion.

In the 51 years since the Supreme Court recognized - then reversed - federal abortion protections, advocates and opponents have fought over the boundaries of that right. That fight continues today, with Arizona now at the forefront of the national battle.

The decision reversed a previous ruling that allowed abortion to remain legal in the state up to 15 weeks.

Aug. 18 is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave voting rights to some American women. But the beginning of the American suffrage movement started decades before — historians often point to 1848. Host Hannah Jewell explains the origins of the struggle in the first episode of ”The Fight“ from The Lily ...

SAVE Act passed the House: Here's what you need to know about the SAVE Act 2025, who voted for it and what it means for women's voting rights

In January 2020, Virginia became the latest state to ratify a constitutional amendment that the country has been fighting about for over 100 years since it was first proposed by Alice Paul and other women's suffragists. Has the United States reached a tipping point in the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment? Learn more about THE VOTE ...

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back federal abortion protections, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in Phoenix to discuss the issue of “reproductive freedom,” a touchstone of her and President Joe Biden’s reelection bid. Full story: https://tinyurl.com/378t3y6m For more Arizona news, download the free azcentral app ...

How does one go about restoring their legal rights after committing a felony? ABC15's Melissa Blasius is talking to legal experts answering your questions on the rights restoration process and more. https://bit.ly/3ECu3Wd

Explore the debate on Arizona Proposition 139, a ballot initiative to amend the state constitution and expand abortion rights.

It wasn't until the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that all African Americans were granted the full right to vote, but the fight began in the 1800s alongside the women's suffrage movement. KD Hall presents a documentary that delves into the lives of the women who were leaders in the fight for equal rights for African Americans ...

Recently, North Carolina became the 23rd state to pass a law limiting transgender athletes from participating in competitive sports. Katie Barnes reports on the history of this type of legislation and its impact on one family in Missouri.

Arizona Supreme Court justices with roles in abortion ruling face retention votes

Associate Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn H. King will be on the ballot in November after the two voted to enforce Arizona's 1864 abortion ban.

Woman won the right to vote 100 years ago thanks to the Justice Bell! Click to Subscribe to Highlights Kids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=1 Highlights is a beloved global media brand dedicated to helping children become curious, creative, caring, and confident through engaging content and experiences ...

Thousands of activists marched at the Arizona State Capitol on Saturday in solidarity with the National Women's March held in multiple cities across the country.

Until the 1870s, women were considered the property of their husbands. Because of this, women weren't allowed to own property - and this even went to custody of their children. Women desired to be more fully part of the nation - to be considered full citizens and to earn the right to vote. From pioneering activists of all races like indigenous ...

“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Miranda rights are an essential part of any lawful arrest, thanks to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that changed the course of policing. Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed ...

NBC's Pete Williams reports on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold two provisions of Arizona's restrictive new voting law in a test of the Voting Rights Act. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and ...

When a queen speaks, people listen. And when that royalty is Queen Latifah, an Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee, her words are even more impactful. Latifah was honored on Thursday at the Glasshouse NYC alongside Kim Cattrall, Drew Barrymore, Venus Williams, Camila Cabello and Amanda Seyfried at Variety’s Power of Women ceremony ...

This summer we begin our celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. The amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote. It’s often thought that the amendment was necessary because the Constitution prohibited women from voting. But American women actually have a history of voting, stretching back to the early republic.

Miranda v. Arizona ... lulz

Arizona for Abortion Access needs 383,923 valid voter signatures to get on the November 2024 ballot.

During the First World War, women stepped into men’s jobs for the first time ever, thousands of women served abroad on the front lines, women’s football even became a hugely popular sport, and the war is thought to have strengthened the Suffragettes' case for the right to vote. But how far did the war really impact women's lives and women's ...

This year marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote nationally. The story of the long battle too often excludes the role of Black women who played significant roles in the ratification efforts. This panel conversation gives a general overview of the suffrage movement both nationally and in Kentucky and reframes ...

ABC15's Garrett Archer breaks down the latest data on the gender pay gap, specifically here in Arizona.

The ruling is on hold for 14 days, and voters will likely have a chance to weigh in on a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution this fall.

Equality: History of Women's Movement

Miranda v Arizona was a case brought to the Supreme Court in 1966 after Ernesto Miranda appealed his guilty conviction of kidnapping and rape. In his appeal, Miranda claimed he was unaware of his right to remain silent, and his resulting confession should not be used to incriminate him. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miranda and ...

Homeless women of Phoenix Arizona

Learn about the movement for women's equality that precipitated the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and what its attendees - including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott - hoped to achieve. Subscribe for more HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Newsletter: https://www.history.com/newsletter Website - http://www.history.com /posts ...

In 2020, Women's Equality Day marks the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. But the fight for equality didn't stop with the 19th Amendment. NBC News Now takes a look at the movement back then, and how far it still has to go. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC ...

To celebrate Women's History Month, the Student Media Team of City Schools TV put together a brief history of Women's Rights in America.

Proposition 139 contains reasonable guardrails on abortion, while granting Arizona women broad freedom to make their own choices.

in Arizona, if women do have an outsized political effect on the upcoming it will be a first in the era of former President Donald Trump.

EPISODE 18. Less than a hundred years ago in the United States, women weren't allowed to vote. Now, for the first time ever, one of the two major political parties has nominated a woman to be their choice for President. Mr. Q is joined by a special guest to explain how brave activists called Suffragettes got things to change.

The two years since the Supreme Court removed protections for abortion access have been chaos in Ariz., U.S. health official says.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, days after the state's Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban from 1864. The Civil War-era ban has exceptions only to save the life of the mother but none in cases of rape or incest. #news #politics #abortion CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored ...