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Body Drama by Nancy Amanda Redd5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() While the incoming American president lifted the global gag rule against abortion and signed the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act, he also bartered away Medicare support for women’s reproductive health. Conditions are far from universally improved around the world. However, these “firsts” must still be seen in context. Fahmida Mirza became the first female Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, while Quentin Bryce became Australia’s first female Governor-General. Peggy Whitson became the first female commander of the International Space Station, while Lieutenant General Ann Dunwoody became the first United States female four-star general. In the larger world, Dara Torres became the first woman over 40 to swim in the Olympics, while Eri Yoshida became Japan’s first female professional baseball player. ![]() Women in the United States garnered a series of firsts: the first female governor of North Carolina, the first Democratic female presidential candidate, and the greatest number of women Senators in the U.S. The year 2008 was a watershed year for women across the globe. We are part of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Since 2002, the Amelia Bloomer Project has created an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18. ![]()
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