[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: Women's Rights on the Ballot
September 18, 2024
The polls show it: women's votes will be a decisive factor in the 2024 elections. With so much at stake—and with abortion and women’s rights on the ballot—Ms. is here to deliver the latest need-to-know elections news for feminists, every Wednesday.
The Power of Your Voice: Why Voting Matters [[link removed]]
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People march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge with placards bearing the image of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis during commemorations for the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on March 6, 2022, in Selma, Alabama. The bridge was the site of the brutal beatings of civil rights marchers, including Lewis, at the hands of police during the first march for voting rights on March 7, 1965. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
By Susan Sheu and Sylvia Ghazarian | Voting is more than a civic duty; it is an expression of your voice, your values and your vision for the future. The fight continues to this day.
It’s easy to feel like one vote doesn’t matter, but history has shown us that collective action can lead to transformative change. That is why those who resist change continue to suppress the vote, more than 150 years after the 15th Amendment. When we all show up, the power of our voices combined can create a force that is impossible to ignore.
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For Most Americans, Election Day Is in October [[link removed]] Anti-Trans Laws May Complicate Access to the Ballot for Trans Voters [[link removed]]
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In This Debate, a Woman Was the ‘Bigger Man’ [[link removed]] The U.S. Political Reality (Taylor’s Version) [[link removed]]
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In this episode, we’re joined by two co-hosts of the Webby Award-winning #SistersInLaw podcast to discuss where our nation stands as we approach the 2024 elections—from the ongoing trials faced by former president Donald Trump, to Nikki Haley, to the Supreme Court’s recent opinions and so much more.
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