Today…
in 1949, Georgia Neese Clark became the first woman confirmed as U.S. Treasurer.
is the birthday of Phyllis Ann Wallace (1921-1993), the first Black woman to be award an economics PhD from Yale, and the first woman to be a tenured professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
I keep trying to get the 11yo to give me a music selection, but every morning she seems stumped. Today she revealed that, you see, her picks are all..
11yo: …new music, nothing your newsletter people would know.
Me: For one, rude. For two, they’re not all my age. For three, anyone can enjoy finding new music. So whatchoo got.
11yo: Okay, fine. “Girls / Girls / Boys” by Panic! At The Disco.
Me & 13yo in unison: That’s not new!
GenX I knew them before they were cool cred took a hit, but still hanging in there. For now.
Abortion
Ms. | Abortion on Demand Offers Telemedicine Abortion in 20+ States and Counting: “I Didn’t Know I Could Do This!” | Carrie Baker
Ms. | What the Public Gets Wrong About "Reason-Based" Abortion Bans | Rachel Rebouché, Mindy Roseman
POPSUGAR | What You Need to Know About the Abortion Case Going Before the Supreme Court This Fall | | Kylie Cheung
Rewire News Group | What Do Abortion Funds and Forced Waiting Periods Have in Common? | Caroline Reilly
Washington Post | The Supreme Court may toss Roe. But Congress can still preserve abortion rights. | Neal Katyal
Washington Post | Senate Republicans hold up Biden personnel nominee over ‘critical race theory’ and abortion rights | Lisa Rein
Arizona
The State Press | The ASU community needs to stand against anti-abortion laws | Haley Tenore
Illinois
NPR Illinois | Legislature Didn't Act On Parental Notice Of Abortion Repeal | Maureen Foertsch McKinney
Kentucky
Cincinnati Enquirer | 'This is against all of our oaths of office': Northern Kentucky city opts against ban on abortion clinics | Julia Fair
Massachusetts
State House News Service | Public university medication abortion bill stirs debate | Chris Van Buskirk
Mississippi
Mississippi Free Press | Gov. Reeves Falsely Says 15-Week Fetuses Survive Outside the Womb | Ashton Pittman
North Carolina
North Carolina Health News | What’s the state of abortion in North Carolina? | Hannah Critchfield
North Carolina Health News | Disability groups struggle to respond to Down syndrome/abortion bill | Rose Hoban
The Progressive Pulse | Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson: Pregnant women – even victims of rape and incest – lose right to control their bodies | Rob Schofield
Ohio
Cleveland.com | Ohio Senate budget proposals include changes for Ohio Medicaid, daycare centers, anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers | Laura Hancock
LGBTQ
AL DÍA News | It may be Pride Month, but anti-Trans bills are still coming | Brittany Valentine
CNBC | LGBTQ small businesses confident about post-pandemic future but don't have succession plans in place | Michelle Fox
CNBC | Here's why LGBTQ small business owners are having a hard time finding workers | Michelle Fox
CNBC | Survey: Certified LGBTQ+ business owners say it's tough to find workers | Kate Rogers
Los Angeles Blade | Even before COVID, LGBTQ+ youth faced a high risk of homelessness | Sydney Johnson, Sarah Gandluri
The National Memo | Biden Signs Bill To Expand Hate Crime Data Collection | Ken Schwencke
Navy Times | Navy spells out new transgender policies | Diana Stancy Correll
The New Yorker | How ACT UP Changed America | Michael Specter
New York Times | A U.N. Declaration on Ending AIDS Should Have Been Easy. It Wasn’t. | Apoorva Mandavilli
The 19th | Newly-elected trans state lawmakers reflect on record year of anti-trans bills | Barbara Rodriguez
VICE | Just Some Brands That Have Absolutely No Business Running a Pride Campaign | Katie Way
The Advocate | 5 Large Corporations Called Out for Donating to Anti-Trans Politicians | Donald Padgett
Nevada
Instinct Magazine | Nevada Will Be 6th State To Teach LGBTQ-Inclusive History In Schools | Randy Slovacek
Ohio
them. | Ohio Republicans Keep Pushing One of the Nation’s Worst Anti-Trans Sports Bans | Nico Lang
Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting | Bill to expand protections for Oregonians’ gender identity clears Oregon Senate | Sam Stites
Texas
Houston Chronicle | East Texas bakery that got hate over Pride cookies goes viral, overwhelmed by support | Monique Welch
More from The Advocate, Food & Wine Magazine, HuffPost, Jezebel, LGBTQ Nation, NBC, Texas Monthly, Washington Blade
West Virginia
LGBTQ Nation | 11-year-old trans girl sues her state because they’re banning her from cross-country | Alex Bollinger
Pregnancy & Parenting
Newsweek | Biden Admin Replaces 'Mothers' With 'Birthing People' in Maternal Health Guidance | Benjamin Fearnow
Georgia
Georgia Public Broadcasting | Camilla Home Where Black Midwife Delivered 6,000 Babies Endangered | Jill Nolin
Virginia
The Dogwood | Can We Fix Childcare in Virginia? Jennifer McClellan Has Some Thoughts | Amie Knowles
Reproductive Health & Justice
New York Times | Why ‘Unwell Women’ Have Gone Misdiagnosed for Centuries | Janice P. Nimura
The Guardian | ‘It’s infuriating and shocking’: how medicine has failed women over time | Lisa Wong Macabasco
Work & Money
The American Independent | GOP voters want paid family leave even as House Republicans work to block it | Josh Israel
Fortune | May 2021 jobs report: Women need high-quality jobs to fix COVID unemployment | Emma Hinchliffe
U.S. News & World Report | May Jobs Report Shows There’s Nothing Normal About the Post-Pandemic Labor Market | Tim Smart
In These Times | Universal Child Care Could Revolutionize the Economy | Editorial
New York Times | Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Limiting Military Draft to Men | Adam Liptak
Washington Post | If Biden wants to help American families recover from the pandemic, his plans should emphasize good jobs | Leah Ruppanner
Connecticut
Motherly | This reporter says she wasn't allowed to pump at work: 'Find a Target or a hospital' | Jamie Orsini