‘Suffragette’ Movie Review: Domestic Terrorist or Proud Feminist?

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 22, 2015 The subtlety of Carey Mulligan’s acting is matched by the delicacy of Abi Morgan’s screenplay in this period film about the women's suffrage movement in England. Told through its most vulnerable activists, the story is as timely today as it was a century ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Voter Suppression an American Tradition?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 29, 2014 Today's ID laws are driven by an old purpose—undermining genuine majority rule and deflecting threats to the established order. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia’s Radical King Gives Women the Right to Vote

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2011 Only 118 years after New Zealand kicked off this dangerous trend, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has decided to allow women to vote and run in municipal elections as soon as 2015. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Equal Rites Awards 2011

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 26, 2011 Our one-woman panel prepares in good spirit to hand out the Equal Rites Awards to all those who did their best to do the worst for women in the past year The envelopes please. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Take America Back

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons, The Denver Post Oct 12, 2010 Dig deeper

The Equal Rites Awards — Again

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 27, 2010 And so we rise to celebrate Aug. 26, the 90th anniversary of the day American women finally won the right to vote. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Equal Rites Awards of 2008

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 21, 2008 Once more we prepare to honor our foremothers by celebrating the anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage. Each year, in advance of Aug. 26, our one-woman committee gathers to hand out the Equal Rites Awards to those stalwarts who have done the most in the past year to set back the cause of women. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Coulter’s Insufferable Suffrage Tirade

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 9, 2007 Hillary Clinton must have the opposition running scared if the latest strategy to derail her campaign is to deny women the right to vote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Year for Women

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 23, 2007 The columnist honors the anniversary of women's suffrage by recognizing those who have done their worst to turn back the clock on women's rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )