She sat in jail for eight years, having confessed to the stabbing murder of her common-law husband’s first wife. She later retracted that confession; indeed she was championed by global human rights activists who said that confession was coerced. It was too late. For Shahla Jahed, 40, eight years of life and torment in Iran’s [...]
The names of three women are in the mix to lead the Republican National Committee, giving committee members a chance to make their second consecutive departure from tradition when they elect a chairman in January. Two years ago, the 168 RNC members chose Michael Steele as their first black chairman. Steele’s tenure has been problematic, [...]
Velma Hart, a woman who got President Obama’s attention when she said she was “exhausted” from defending him and his policies, has lost her job as chief financial officer with a Maryland-based veterans group. Hart has been laid off by Am Vets, but not because of any failure of her part. “She got bit by [...]
Sure, I am a strong, independent woman, someone who’s been working since my teen years, and doing chores long before that. I don’t ask for any favors because I’m a woman. But I have to admit, I’m not above using charm and a smile to clear those little daily hurdles. Rather than see it as [...]
It’s almost winter here in Washington, D.C. The season quickly fills with official semi-social events, but I dread going shopping for the right clothes.At a minimum, I need to get a big girl suit and some shoes for weddings, bar mitzvahs and memorial services. When I get dressed up I tend to look like a [...]
Actress Jill Clayburgh died of complications from chronic leukemia on November 5, 2010. She was 66 years old. She had battled the disease for 21 years. Most people remember Clayburgh for her 1978 breakout film “An Unmarried Woman,” for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. In the 1970s, women didn’t [...]
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