Sanders was a Mississippi civil rights and voting rights activist who helped bring an end to segregated delegations at the Democratic National Convention.
Women in Politics
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She was the former Vice Chair of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
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She secretly recorded Monica Lewinsky talking about her relationship with President Bill Clinton.
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McKean was the first senior advisor for human rights in the U.S. Department of State’s global AIDS program under President Barack Obama.
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Women accomplish amazing things every day, and that’s always worth celebrating. But in March, we take special notice of women’s achievements as we observe Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month is more than …
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She campaigned for president Jimmy Carter and became ambassador to Belgium during his presidency.
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Kay Hagan was the first Democratic woman elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina. In 2008 she was a state senator when she beat Republican Elizabeth Dole. She lost her seat …
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She was known for her work on NPR’s “Morning Edition” as well as co-anchoring ABC News’ “This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”
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She was the first black woman mayor in Mississippi…
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One of the first woman with a seat on the New York Stock Exchange…