Top Stories

Tag Archives: legislation

Rep. Gwen Moore on VAWA, shares experience of sexual assault

By Eesha Pandit | Published: March 30, 2012

Tweet**Trigger warning** The House has been hearing testimony and discussing reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In perhaps one of the most powerful moments during the floor speeches, on Wednesday, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI.) spoke about her personal story of being sexually assaulted during her childhood and raped as a young woman. Rep [...]

Also tagged Bad-Ass Women, Violence Against Women | Leave a comment

Featured Video

ESPN announcers drool over quarterback's girlfriend, illustrate football's culture of entitlement
Subscribe

Feministing Newsletter
Subscribe

Friend me on Facebook
Follow me on Twitter
RSS Feed
Most Popular

Most Shared / Most Commented
Meet Us
- Samhita Mukhopadhyay
  Executive Editor
- Chloe Angyal
  Editor
- Jos Truitt
  Editor
- Maya Dusenbery
  Editor
- Lori Adelman
  Editor
- Shark-Fu
  Contributor
- Zerlina Maxwell
  Contributor
- Anna Sterling
  Contributor
- Eesha Pandit
  Contributor
- Katie Halper
  Contributor
- Syreeta McFadden
  Contributor
- Alexandra Brodsky
  Contributor
- Sesali Bowen
  Contributor
Take Action

159 queries. 0.314 seconds