women's rights

Peterboro, New York and famous resident Gerritt Smith play key roles in the beginnings of abolition, women's rights and other social causes. The small town & its important story are not well known.

From encroachment on women's rights, military member's disenfranchisement, to the illegal detainment of an LGBTQ couple, Syracuse residents showed up in 2025 in record numbers to protest on behlf of themselves, their neighbors, and total strangers.

Opinions differ on whether the Equal Rights Amendment is the 28th in the constitution. The needed 38 states ratified it, but it remains in legal limbo, perhaps until the Supreme Court or Congress acts.

Hundreds of people marched from Syracuse's federal building to a church to call for women's rights, while expressing concerns over the incoming Trump administration.

The 3rd National Women's Rights Convention was held in Syracuse city Friday.

A panel discussion was led by NYS Inspector General Lucy Lang. They covered a wide range of topics, from voting rights and domestic violence, to indigenous women and reproductive rights in the wake of the supreme court decision.

A Syracuse-area state lawmaker plans to help move forward legislation that appears more urgent after a leaked document shows the Supreme Court may permit outlawing the procedure.

The state's first female governor is standing up for a woman's right to choose in the face of a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

The National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls welcomed its new leader Wednesday, who has set out a goal to bring more attention to the organization and its impacts.

The 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment was widely celebrated Tuesday, but one women’s rights expert sees it as an ‘opportunity lost’ as much as a…