[NOW News] NOW Honors Guts and Glory of Shirley Chisholm

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NOW HONORS GUTS AND GLORY OF SHIRLEY CHISHOLM Feminist trailblazer Shirley Chisholm, a founder of New York NOW who became the first African American woman elected to Congress, spoke fearlessly for women and people of color throughout her 80 years. Read more | Write a tribute VIOLENT TOLL ON PREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOTHERS In compelling detail, a series of articles in The Washington Post recently exposed the extent of murder and violence directed at pregnant women and new mothers in the U.S. Read more READ THE NATIONAL NOW TIMES, WINTER 2005 EDITION! New Feminist Legislators Give Activists Hope for the Future Second Term Could Mean the End for Roe v. Wade Debunking the Morality Myth & Same-Sex Ballot Initiatives Read more THE FACES OF SOCIAL SECURITY Social Security reform is an issue of special importance to women, and NOW is taking a leadership role in saving it. Here are the real stories of three people whose lives have been affected by the program. Read more Read NOW's Editorial: Don't Worry About Your Golden Years, Wall Street's Got Just the Plan for You MORE RECOMMENDED READING Women in Tsunami-Affected Areas Vulnerable to Sexual Violence and Abuse, by Women's Edge Coalition Keep Objecting, The Online Beat by John Nichols, The Nation Don't Capitulate on Abortion, by Ruth Conniff, The Progressive Woman Denied Divorce Because She is Pregnant, by Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press Many Steps Back, Few Forward, by Jane Ganahl, San Francisco Chronicle Majority Overreach, by Paul McLeary, New York Press		TWO WOMEN WITH THE COURAGE OF THEIR CONVICTIONS Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Sen. Barbara Boxer stood up for voter's rights on Thursday, forcing a debate in Congress on the Ohio voting problems. They said they wanted to draw attention to the need for aggressive election reform. Read more FDA REVIEW OF SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED Two breast implant manufacturers have announced that in April, the Food and Drug Administration will review their applications for marketing silicone gel-filled breast implants, again without long-term safety data from the manufacturer. Read more CALIFORNIA AND MONTANA EXPAND RIGHTS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES On Jan. 1, California's new domestic partnership law went into effect, greatly increasing the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the state. Read more Last week, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that the state must provide lesbian and gay employees of the state university with the option of purchasing employee benefits for their domestic partners. Read More JOB OPENING AT NOW'S NATIONAL ACTION CENTER Become the voice of NOW! Apply today to be the receptionist/administrative assistant at NOW's National Action Center in Washington, D.C. RAPE SURVIVORS' HEALTH AND FUTURE TRADED AWAY The Department of Justice's recently released "medical guidelines" for treating rape survivors has one major gaping omission — no mention of emergency contraception, the standard precaution against pregnancy after rape. Read more NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY TO APPEAR ON "TO THE CONTRARY" THIS WEEKEND NOW President Kim Gandy will appear as a panelist on this weekend's To the Contrary, discussing sexual assault in the military, birth control, child care and the economy. Check your local PBS station's schedule for viewing times
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