We owe it to our foremothers to use our voice, programs and advocacy to fight for equality

by Kathi Santora | Feb 1, 2025

(February 1, 2025) Since inauguration day 2025, reports have emerged about massive proposed and actual funding cuts to services for vulnerable people; public slurs against people with disabilities; and cancellations of programs and observance days that honor women,...

See the future and nominate a promising student for the Maryland Young Women Leadership Award

by Kathi Santora | Jan 23, 2025

(January 23, 2025) From the Maryland Commission for Women: Do you know a young woman between the ages of 11 and 20 who has taken a leadership role to advance the rights of women and girls?  Maybe she has advocated for menstrual hygiene products in school or helped...

President Biden issues statement about the Equal Rights Amendment

by Kathi Santora | Jan 17, 2025

(January 17, 2025) President Biden today issued a statement in regard to the ongoing efforts to have the 28th Amendment become law. The Amendment reads: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of...

Del. Heather A. Bagnall moves to exonerate Maryland’s 17th- and 18th- century accused witches

by Kathi Santora | Jan 12, 2025

(January 12, 2025) At first glance, Delegate Heather A. Bagnall’s (D-Anne Arundel) bill HJ0002 that seeks to exonerate the Maryland women (and one man) who were accused or tried for witchcraft centuries ago might seem to pale against today’s pressing legislative...

Rowan Bathurst creates dialogue between present day women and prehistoric artifacts

by Kathi Santora | Jan 1, 2025

(January 1, 2025) Vessels of Belonging weaves a vibrant dialogue between past and present, celebrating the artistry of women who have, across centuries, shaped interplay of form, expression, and the intangible threads that connect generations of women through art. The...