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Lisa Brown - Michigan legislator - muzzled for mentioning the word vagina
06/21/12 Lisa Brown speech in Michigan legislatureFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Lisa Brown, a Michigan legislator was censored for a speech she gave on the floor of the legislature regarding her reaction to some funding and abortion measures that were pending in the Michigan Legislature. She ended her speech with the comment that she was surprised at the interest by the Legislature with her vagina-but "No means No." It's available on YouTube video.
Be the first to commentEve Ensler from The Vagina Monologues - Birth
06/21/12 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Eve Ensler performed from The Vagina Monologues her piece - "I was There-Birth"
Be the first to commentRachel Harris of WEDO reports from Rio + 20
06/21/12 Marhy GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: environment, women, reproductive rights
Rachel Harris of the Women's Environmental Organization (WEDO) reports from Rio+20 conference in Brazil. She expressed her concerns with some of the issues in the working documents (arrived at in secret in closed meetings). She was particularly upset with the lack of mention of women 's reproductive rights being necessary for sustainability and the lack of indigenous concerns again over sustainability. Rachel felt the concerns and the solutions for the environment were being "corporately" d...
Be the first to commentWomen of Influence recognition for journalist Soledad O'Brien and Rep. Kathy Castor listen
10/21/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Cnn, Women, small business, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
On Wednesday the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce held its fifth annual Women of Influence Luncheon. This year’s guest was CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. She is among the growing number of women who is coming into positions of prestige.
One notable woman of influence locally has been Democratic US Representative Kathy Castor, whose district includes the [City of Tampa](http:...
Be the first to comment24th Annual Women's Cancer Education Conference in Tampa listen
09/19/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: cancer, breast cancer, women's issues, Women, Moffitt Cancer Center
Cancer can often be difficult to diagnose and treat, but doctors and cancer survivors say it’s important for women to do self-examinations to catch the disease early. On Saturday Moffitt Cancer Center and FACTors hosted the 24th Annual Women’s Cancer Education Conference. More than 400 women from all over Florida flocked to a hotel near USF’s Tampa campus. Lynn Hildreth works w...
Be the first to commentUS Dept of Labor provides services for women veterans at "Stand Down" listen
09/12/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: veterans, Women military personnel, women's issues, Women, Women's rights, women's health, Moffitt Cancer Center
With help from the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor, Tampa Crossroads lined up free services and help for Women’s Veterans in Tampa on Saturday at "Stand Down, Stand Up for Women Veterans." More than 30 organizations set up at Al Lopez Park in Tampa, where women vets were offered a variety of services ranging from education assistance, counseling, and even...
Be the first to commentManatee County moms encouraged to use resources of World Breastfeeding Week listen
08/05/11 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: World Alliance for Breastfeeding, breastfeeding, manatee county health department, wic, Women, women's issues, children
World Breastfeeding Week is being celebrated this week in more than 170 countries across the world. Breastfeeding advocates in Bradenton informed the community on the benefits of breastfeeding and community resources.
Manatee County's Women Infants & Children's Office (WIC) offers a special nutrition program and counseling for breastfeeding mothers like Delia Dardon.
“For me it was a big help. Even though I did not get to breastfeed my first daughter as much because I did not apply for ...
Be the first to commentNOW panel on health care for women listen
06/24/11 Lachelle RoddyWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NOW, Women, women's issues, health care
The theme for this year’s national NOW conference is “Daring to Dream.” It started with a panel exploring how to achieve something many deem impossible: universal healthcare, or the single payer system. Katie Robbins, the national organizer with Healthcare NOW, opened the discussion with an explanation on universal healthcare and why it’s possible.
Before giving her statement on why single payer healthcare is important for women’s rights, Dr. Jewel Crawford, a family physician, said health...
Be the first to commentEMILY's List president decries the decrease in number of women in political office listen
04/11/11 Dawn Morgan ElliottWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: state politics, EMILY's List, pro-choice, women's issues, women
EMILY’s List is a political action committee that raises money for pro-choice women Democratic candidates. This weekend Emily’s List president Stephanie Schriock was in Tampa raising to fund their programs. It was hosted by former Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena. WMNF’s Dawn Morgan Elliott spoke with Schriock about the recent decrease in the number of women in state and national politics.
Be the first to comment"It is shocking to me after 15 years of working in Democratic pol...
Extended inteview with EMILY's List president Stephanie Schriock listen
04/11/11 Dawn Morgan ElliottWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: state politics, EMILY's List, pro-choice, women's issues, women, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
EMILY’s List is a political action committee that raises money for pro-choice women Democratic candidates. This weekend Emily’s List president Stephanie Schriock was in Tampa raising to fund their programs. It was hosted by former Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena.
WMNF’s Dawn Morgan Elliott spoke with Schriock about the recent decrease in the number of women in state and national politics. An [abbreviated version](http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/emilys-...
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