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Marching in the Negro Silent Protest Parade | July 28, 1917
Holding up a banner at the Women’s Strike for Equality | August 26, 1970
Supporting March for Women’s Lives | April 5, 1992
Gathering in D.C. for the March for Women’s Lives | April 25, 2004
Fighting back at the Women’s March | January 21, 2017
Women’s History Month #TBT: It’s been almost 100 years since many women won the right to vote, but the fight continued, and even today, voting rights are still under attack.
Your rights shouldn’t depend on who you are or where you live — whether it’s the right to vote or the right to access the health care you need — and it's time for us to move forward together.
On the last Thursday in February, here's a look back: Four Black History Month Throwback Thursday tributes, in honor of just a few of the black leaders — past and present — who are moving us all forward.
Black History Month Throwback Thursday: Byllye Avery is a fierce activist who has worked tirelessly to improve the lives and health outcomes of black women. In 1983, Avery founded the National Black Women's Health Project (now the Black Women's Health Imperative) to organize and empower black women to own their health, and was one of many leaders in the creation of the Reproductive Justice framework and movement.
Learn more about her work here.
Today is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a decision that has changed (and saved) women's lives — and this afternoon, the House voted to turn the clock back 42 years.
Here's a special #TBT to let them know: We will never let them take us back.
As Senator Lindsey Graham prepares to introduce a 20-week abortion ban in the Senate today, an all-too-appropriate throwback.
