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  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
October 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Virginia May Decide What Happens Next

Vote for Equality, the political arm of the Feminist Majority, has teams of student organizers on 15 Virginia campusesDear John, On November 4, Virginia elects its governor and state House of Delegates.Win Virginia, and Democrats have a real shot at taking back the U.S. House in 2026 and the country…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM

They're Counting on Voters Not to Notice

Vote for Equality, the political arm of the Feminist Majority, has teams of student organizers on 15 Pennsylvania campuses doing critical workDear [First Name], On November 4, three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who've protected reproductive rights, defended fair elections, and upheld the stat…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM

⏰ The Final Countdown: Virginia and Pennsylvania Will Decide the Future

Across the country, people are frightened, angry, and fiercely worried about the future. But despair is not destiny. There is something you can do right now.Dear John,On November 4, Virginia will elect its next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and decide control of the state House of…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM

⏰ The Final Countdown: Virginia and Pennsylvania Will Decide the Future

Across the country, people are frightened, angry, and fiercely worried about the future. But despair is not destiny. There is something you can do right now.Dear John,On November 4, Virginia will elect its next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and decide control of the state House of…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
October 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM

⏰ The Final Countdown: Virginia and Pennsylvania Will Decide the Future

Across the country, people are frightened, angry, and fiercely worried about the future. But despair is not destiny. There is something you can do right now.Dear John,On November 4, Virginia will elect its next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and decide control of the state House of…
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Campus · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM

Bring Reproductive Justice Futurism to Your Campus!

Dear John,  I’m excited to share an awesome collaboration opportunity with the Reproductive Justice Futurism (RJF) initiative, a campus project that’s all about imagining and building futures grounded in reproductive justice.Earlier this year, RJF hosted a national Think Tank Convening, bringing tog…
  Ellie Smeal | Feminist Majority · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM

Your September Feminist Political Report

| September 2025 WELCOME TO OUR MONTHLY Feminist Majority Political ReportHERE'S THE BEST FROM THE FEMINIST NEWS WIRE   UPenn's Vote for Equality team getting out the vote on campus!Vote for Equality is organizing in Virginia and Pennsylvania!  Vote for Equality is a student-led project of the Femi…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
September 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Sign now: Tell the UN to stop gender apartheid in Afghanistan

Normalizing the Taliban is not an option - the cost to women and girls is too high.Dear John, As the UN General Assembly convenes this September, the stakes for Afghan women and girls could not be higher. For over four years, they have lived under a system of gender apartheid imposed by the Taliban.…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
September 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM

Stop gender apartheid in Afghanistan. The world cannot be silent.

Normalizing the Taliban is not an option - the cost to women and girls is too high.Dear John, As the UN General Assembly convenes this September, the stakes for Afghan women and girls could not be higher. For over four years, they have lived under a system of gender apartheid imposed by the Taliban.…
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Campus · [email protected]
September 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM

Your Campus, Your Power | The Feminist Student Voice

Student leaders ready to get out the vote on their campuses!THE FEMINIST STUDENT VOICEWelcome to The Feminist Student Voice—your go-to source for unapologetically feminist news, stories, and action, straight from students!National Voter Registration Day is September 16th!And it's not just about the…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
September 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM

🔥 Virginia & Pennsylvania: The fight that decides 2026

THERE IS NO CAVALRY COMING. WE –EACH OF US--ARE THE CAVALRY. And we're mobilizing.Dear John,You're exactly who they hope stays quiet.But you're reading this email which means Trump and his MAGA machine have miscalculated. You're not staying quiet. You're not sitting this out. You're the reinforcemen…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM

URGENT: John , WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU

THERE IS NO CAVALRY COMING. WE –EACH OF US--ARE THE CAVALRY. And we're mobilizing.Dear John,You're exactly who they hope stays quiet.But you're reading this email which means Trump and his MAGA machine have miscalculated. You're not staying quiet. You're not sitting this out. You're the reinforcemen…
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Majority · [email protected]
August 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Join us on Thursday to POWER UP THE VOTE!

Dear John, The 2025 Virginia election will shape our future for years to come. Since 2017, Democrats in Virginia have led the way forward on women’s rights, voting rights, Medicaid expansion, workers’ rights, collective bargaining, and reproductive freedom. One of our proudest victories was ratifyi…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
August 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Women’s Equality Day: Celebrate the Victories. Fight the Backlash.

THREE ORGANIZATIONS, ONE MOVEMENTDear John,This coming Tuesday is Women’s Equality Day, marking 104 years since the 19th Amendment was certified—finally recognizing women’s constitutional right to vote.But anniversaries like this don’t just sparkle with nostalgia. They burn with unfinished business.…
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Majority · [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Join Us Friday! What’s at Stake in Virginia’s 2025 Elections

Dear John, Virginia’s 2025 elections are just around the corner—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Ready to dig into why Virginia’s elections are a turning point for all of us? Then join Feminist Majority President Ellie Smeal and our friends at Network NOVA this Friday, August 22nd (12–1pm ET) for…
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Campus · [email protected]
August 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM

Join PEN America's Student Advocate Convening this Thursday!

Dear John,  Looking to reconnect with your fellow student activists before fall semester starts? Here's a great opportunity. Our friends at PEN America are hosting a Cross-State Student Coalition Call on Thursday, August 14th from 1-2pm ET!PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and hum…
  Ellie Smeal | Feminist Campus · [email protected]
August 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM

Take Action! Tell Rubio to Release the Contraceptives, Not Burn Them

Dear John,  Republicans in Congress told us the “Big Beautiful Bill” was about saving money and preventing fraud. Remember that?Well, where are their voices now?Nearly $10 million in U.S. taxpayer-funded contraceptives—purchased, packaged, and prepped to save lives around the world—are now sitting…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
August 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Action Bulletin #15 - Demand your representatives Tell Rubio to Release the Contraceptives, Not Burn Them

Tell Your members of Congress—This Is What Waste and Cruelty Really Look LikeACTION BULLETIN #15 Tell Your members of Congress—This Is What Waste and Cruelty Really Look LikeDear John,Republicans in Congress told us the “Big Beautiful Bill” was about saving money and preventing fraud. Remember that?…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
August 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM

Action Bulletin #14 - Burning Pills

Don’t Burn $10 million in Birth Control – Send it to Women Who Need ItDear John, There is something surreal—and shameful—about this moment. Nearly $10 million in U.S. taxpayer-funded contraceptives, meant for women in the most desperate places on Earth—refugee camps, war zones, fragile health system…
  Ellie Smeal | Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM

Your Monthly Feminist News Digest: The Headlines That Matter

Here's What You Missed This Month | JULY 2025   Taliban Intensifies Gender Apartheid with Arrests and Abductions of Afghan Women SARAH HAMIDI | JULY 23 In the latest crackdown on Afghan women’s basic freedoms, the Taliban have launched a sweeping campaign of arrests, abductions, and abuse across Ka…
  Kathy Spillar and Ellie Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
July 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Clinics are closing. Doctors are under attack. We must act.

Effective immediately, MAGA Republicans are slashing care—and lying about it.Dear John,They didn’t hesitate.  They didn’t debate.  They didn’t listen. They didn’t care.  They hid behind closed doors.  They kept their midnight dirty work secret. And now....they’re lying about what they’ve done.Donald…
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Campus · [email protected]
July 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Your July Feminist Campus Dispatch | The Feminist Student Voice

(Feminist Campus and Reproaction supporting abortion rights outside the Students for Life gala in DC.) THE FEMINIST STUDENT VOICEWelcome to The Feminist Student Voice—your go-to source for unapologetically feminist news, stories, and action, straight from students! Each month, we’ll bring you the la…
  Ellie Smeal | Feminist Majority · [email protected]
July 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s Devastating Spending Bill Passes + Russia Recognizes the Taliban

BREAKING NEWSDear John, I'm writing to you to share two deeply concerning breaking news developments:  1. The House and Senate Have Passed Trump’s Devastating Spending Bill — And Women and Children Will Pay the PriceHere's what the bill will do: cut nearly $800 billion in Medicaid funding, leaving …
  Ellie Smeal | Feminist Majority · [email protected]
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM

Here's the latest from the Feminist Majority Political Report

| JUNE 2025 WELCOME TO OUR MONTHLY Feminist Majority Political ReportHERE'S THE BEST FROM THE FEMINIST NEWSWIRE   The House and Senate Have Passed Trump’s Devastating Spending Bill — And Women and Children Will Pay the PriceHere's what the bill will do: cut nearly $800 billion in Medicaid funding, …
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
July 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM

URGENT: One Call Can Kill Trump’s Big Bad Bill

This morning the House of Representatives is little more than a crime scene.EMERGENCY ACTION BULLETIN This morning the House of Representatives is little more than a crime scene.Republican leaders are moving fast. So fast you can’t see it the horrors embedded in Trump’s Big Bad Bill. So fast you do…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Early Warning: Virginia Is the First Big Battle

We’ve won in Virginia before. Now we have to win again — or risk losing everything.Dear John, We’re writing to you with urgency—from our office in Arlington, Virginia, the state where history has been written before, and where it will be written again on November 4, 2025. Even if you don’t live in V…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM

BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows States to Ban Women’s Health Clinics from Medicaid

Dear John, This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court took another brutal swing in its war on women.In a 6–3 decision, the far-right majority sided with South Carolina in Medina v. Planned Parenthood, allowing the state to kick Planned Parenthood and all reproductive health clinics out of its Medicaid pro…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM

In Grief, We Remember. In Rage, We Organize

Dear John, Three years ago today, the Supreme Court dragged women back half a century.With the Dobbs decision, they overturned Roe v. Wade — not with regret, but with relish. They declared open season on women’s autonomy, women’s lives. They handed the gavel to state legislatures stocked with extrem…
  Kathy Spillar and Ellie Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
June 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM

She Was Killed for Defending Abortion Rights

BULLETIN: ANTI-ABORTION TERROR STRIKES AGAIN  Emergency UpdateDear John, It’s happened again.  Melissa Hortman, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and staunch supporter of reproductive rights, and her husband Mark, were shot and killed in their home on Saturday.  The alleged ki…
  Kathy Spillar and Ellie Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
June 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM

They came for her…

BULLETIN: ANTI-ABORTION TERROR STRIKES AGAIN  Emergency UpdateDear John, It’s happened again.  Melissa Hortman, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and staunch supporter of reproductive rights, and her husband Mark, were shot and killed in their home on Saturday.  The alleged ki…
  Kathy Spillar and Ellie Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
June 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM

Political Violence Targets Abortion - Again

BULLETIN: ANTI-ABORTION TERROR STRIKES AGAIN  Emergency UpdateDear John, It’s happened again.  Melissa Hortman, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and staunch supporter of reproductive rights, and her husband Mark, were shot and killed in their home on Saturday.  The killer—Van…
  Kathy Spillar and Ellie Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
June 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM

She Faught For Us. They Came For Her.

BULLETIN: ANTI-ABORTION TERROR STRIKES AGAIN  Emergency UpdateDear John, It’s happened again.  Melissa Hortman, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and staunch supporter of reproductive rights, and her husband Mark, were shot and killed in their home on Saturday.  The killer—Van…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Feminist Majority Action Bulletin #11: NO KINGS DAY ON JUNE 14. RISE UP

He wants a parade. He wants tanks in the streets. Soldiers marching. Helicopters in the sky. Fifty of them. Helicopters will rattle in the sky.  Boots will pound the pavement.The sounds of money wasted.  The sound of freedom mocked.  But it is Trump’s birthday and he wants the cameras rolling. He wa…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Feminist Majority Action Bulletin #11: NO KINGS DAY ON JUNE 14. RISE UP

He wants a parade. He wants tanks in the streets. Soldiers marching. Helicopters in the sky. Fifty of them. Helicopters will rattle in the sky.  Boots will pound the pavement.The sounds of money wasted.  The sound of freedom mocked.  But it is Trump’s birthday and he wants the cameras rolling. He wa…
  Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Why Virginia’s 2025 Election Could Decide 2026

John, Help us build the wall of student activism Virginia needs to win. Dear John, I’m writing you from our office in Arlington, Virginia with a sense of urgency – the kind that comes when everything you fought for teeters on the edge of destruction.Even if you don’t live in Virginia, what happens …
  Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM

Why Virginia’s 2025 Election Could Decide 2026

John, Help us build the wall of student activism Virginia needs to win. Dear John, I’m writing you from our office in Arlington, Virginia with a sense of urgency – the kind that comes when everything you fought for teeters on the edge of destruction.Even if you don’t live in Virginia, what happens …
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Campus · [email protected]
June 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM

The Power of Student Activism | The Feminist Student Voice

Feminist Campus presents...THE FEMINIST STUDENT VOICEWelcome to The Feminist Student Voice—your go-to source for unapologetically feminist news, stories, and action, straight from students! Each month, we’ll bring you the latest on campus activism, reproductive rights, gender justice, and everythin…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM

THEY ARE COMING FOR MEDICARE NEXT

John,This is not politics. This is pillage.The Republicans are deceptively calling it "reform." We call it what it is: an attack on women’s lives.This week in Washington, behind closed doors, Senate Republicans revived their plan to carve up Medicare—the federal health insurance program that protect…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM

This fight is now in the U.S. Senate.

We have two months to stop these devastating cutsJohn,They didn’t just vote to gut programs.They voted to gut women’s lives. Last week, House Republicans passed a bill in the dark of night that slashes billions in spending on Medicaid, SNAP (food assistance), child care, home energy assistance, and …
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
June 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM

This fight is ours. Join us.

We have two months to stop these devastating cutsJohn,They didn’t just vote to gut programs.They voted to gut women’s lives. Last week, House Republicans passed a bill in the dark of night that slashes billions in spending on Medicaid, SNAP (food assistance), child care, home energy assistance, and …
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
May 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM

This is not just a budget. It’s a war on women.

We have two months to stop these devastating cutsJohn,They didn’t just vote to gut programs.They voted to gut women’s lives. Last week, House Republicans passed a bill in the dark of night that slashes billions in spending on Medicaid, SNAP (food assistance), child care, home energy assistance, and …
  Ellie Smeal | Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
May 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Here's the best from the Feminist Newswire

| MAY 2025   Missouri Lawmakers Aim to Undo Abortion Protections Passed by VotersALEX LALLI | MAY 27 Last November, 52% of Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 to the state constitution, presenting a beacon of hope for women’s bodily autonomy post-Dobbs. The amendment guaranteed abortion rights up t…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
May 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM

SACRIFICED: Women and Children Betrayed by the “Big, Beautiful Bill”

Passed in Darkness. Funded by Greed. Fueled by Misogyny. John  While you slept, they struck.  In the dead of night, behind closed doors and cloaked in silence, House Republicans passed what they have the gall to call their “Big, Beautiful Bill.” It is not beautiful. It is brutal.This bill was passe…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
May 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM

ACTION BULLETIN #7: Medicaid and SNAP This is a RED alert

URGENT ALERT:  After agreeing to changes making the bill even more cruel, the House Rules Committee voted at 2:45 am to clear the MAGA tax bill.  The bill is scheduled for a full floor vote NOW - Thursday morning. What they don’t want you to know is that the Republican tax bill will kick nearly 14 …
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
May 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM

ACTION BULLETIN #7: Medicaid and SNAP This is a RED alert

URGENT ALERT:  The House Rules Committee is planning to convene to vote on their tax bill at 1:00AM on Wednesday morning, May 21st, even as Republican hardliners are demanding even deeper cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, the food assistance program. YOU READ THAT RIGHT – 1:00AM in the morning. As Democr…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar · [email protected]
May 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM

They helped us. We are sending them back to die.

Dear John, This is betrayal.On Monday, May 12, the Trump Administration announced it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan refugees.Over 14,000 people—including women who fled the Taliban, allies who served the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, and children growing up in safety in the U.S.…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
May 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Trump’s Pardons Escalate Violence – This is an Emergency

When federal protection drops, violence rises. We saw it before. We know what comes next.Dear John,  “A great honor.” That’s how President Donald Trump described his feelings when he pardoned the 23 men and women who had been found guilty of violently attacking clinics in Washington, DC, Tennessee,…
  Madelyn Amos | Feminist Campus · [email protected]
May 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Apply Now: Summer Activist Training Camp for Students!

Dear John,  Are you (or do you know) a high school student passionate about social justice, democracy, and creating positive social change? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to tell you about! Our sister organization, Girls Learn International is hosting a virtual Summer Activist Training Camp…
  Ellie Smeal | Feminist Majority Foundation · [email protected]
May 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Here's the latest from the Feminist Newswire

| APRIL 2025   Abortion rally in front of Supreme Court (Madelyn Amos) New Data Shows the Growing Political Divide Between Gen Z Women and MenAMELIA CRAWFORD | APRIL 30 A growing gender divide among Gen Z is reshaping the political landscape, with young men and women increasingly split on everythi…
  Ellie Smeal and Kathy Spillar, Feminist Majority · [email protected]
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM

ACTION BULLETIN #6: By Memorial Day, They Plan to Gut Women’s Lifelines

Dear John, The MAGA Republicans are preparing to strip women of critical support. Quietly. Systematically. By the end of May. The Budget Reconciliation Bill —an innocuous name for a cruel knife—is being framed as “all or nothing” legislation by the Republican-led Congress.  It’s a vehicle designed t…