Today at Ms. | November 2, 2021


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EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler on the Importance of Women Running and the Path Ahead [[link removed]]

BY LISA RABASCA ROEPE | Ms. reporter Lisa Rabasca Roepe sat down with EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler to discuss her experience as the first Black woman and first mother to run EMILY’s List and the importance of women’s political leadership.
“I hope that my work can be living example for women of color and moms who may not have thought that their path was conducive to being in outward-facing roles or in leadership positions.”

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Where Is Election Day a Holiday? [[link removed]]

BY SARA SWANN | Tuesday is Election Day, but only in some parts of the country will voters get the day off to cast their ballots.
Voters in more than one-third of the country enjoy some form of an Election Day holiday, according to RepresentUs. Most of these 19 states’ policies only cover general elections, though.

Building Back Better for Women and Families [[link removed]]

BY REP. BRENDA L. LAWRENCE | Amid the fight for America’s independence, Abigail Adams famously wrote to her husband John Adams, “Remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.”

Nearing the historic passage of the Build Back Better Act, I’d like to add to Abigail Adams’s quote and say, “Remember the ladies—and families too.” So as we Build Back Better, let’s Build Back Better with women and families front and center.


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