Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, and Cardiss Collins were among the political pioneers who broke racial and gender barriers in the House of Representatives.
In a major setback to the Congress Party in Haryana, former state minister and India's wealthiest woman resigned from the ...
Mink was diminutive but strong-willed, with a big smile and a powerful ambition ... In 1964 she became the first woman of color elected to Congress. For much of Mink’s childhood, ethnicity was a ...
She became a member of the Indian National Congress and, during Salt Satyagraha ... by Time magazine among the world's 100 most powerful women who defined the last century in 2020.
According to womenshistorymonth.gov, in 1981 Congress authorized and requested ... "Throughout history, the vision and achievements of powerful women have strengthened our Nation and opened ...
Savitri Jindal, India's richest woman, on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), day after resigning from the ...
He said the Congress would implement its women-centric promises immediately after assuming power. "Our stand is that the representation of women should be increased in all places including the ...
Netflix’s new film, “Shirley,” chronicles the audacious 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress ... Black Caucus, a powerful force ...
Mishra said the fourth guarantee is for women self-help group (SHG ... weaker sections of the people in education and in ...
Savitri Jindal has been a member of legislative assembly and a minister in Haryana state government. Her son Naveen Jindal, ...
Congress party is questioning the sincerity of the BRS MLA K. Kavitha’s protest at the Dharna Chowk on Friday demanding the government to ensure that 33% of seats are reserved for women vertically.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that the fact that the BJP announced all six Congress rebels as candidates for by-elections has proved that they were involved in ...