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Local

Provo to host 2nd annual Women's Day celebration

By Mckenna Park
February 21, 2017 12:00 AM
From left: Provo Mayor John Curtis, Courtney Kendrick, Allison Lew, Mindy Gledhill and Susan Kreuger-Barber speak at Provo Women's Day in 2016. Curtis will speak again at the Mayor's Breakfast and Lecture Series this upcoming Provo Women's Day. (Provo City Mayor's Office)
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Local

Women's March on the Utah State Capitol: What's next?

By Kristine Hoyt
February 02, 2017 12:00 AM
At least 3.3 million people attended Women's Marches around the U.S. after President Donald Trump's inauguration, according to data collected by Erica Chenoweth at the University of Denver and Jeremy Pressman at the University of Connecticut.
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Business

Deloitte consulting partner and Marriott School graduate wants more female leaders

By Haley Hilton
March 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Marriott School of Management graduate Patrice Mano is combating traditional stigmas as the youngest member and only female in her group at Deloitte Consulting.
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Books

BYU celebrates Women's History month with events throughout March

By Alyssa Nielsen
March 08, 2016 12:00 AM
Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906), leader of the National Women's Suffrage Association
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Movies & Television

Women at Sundance discuss diversity in Hollywood

January 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Film and television producer Effie Brown believe that women and people of color are taking a back seat in Hollywood. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Mormon essay address history of women in the priesthood

October 27, 2015 12:00 AM
The Mormon Church just recently released an essay regarding beliefs in a Heavenly Mother and women and the priesthood. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
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Healthy Living

Army pilot, military cop are 1st women to pass Ranger School

August 20, 2015 12:00 AM
FORT BENNING, Ga. — The two women who will graduate Friday from the Army's elite Ranger School — the first females to successfully complete the notoriously grueling program — are 'tough soldiers' who proved their mettle beyond a doubt, one of the school's top leaders said Thursday.
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Nation

News briefs Aug. 19

August 19, 2015 12:00 AM
Female soldiers pass Army's ranger test
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Local

Mother, cop, lawyer and legislator

By Ashley Lovell
August 13, 2015 12:00 AM
Lorie Fowlke was the first female police officer in Santa Barbara, California.
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Featured

Viral campaign asks President Obama to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

By Emily Hales
May 13, 2015 12:00 AM
The nonprofit organization Women on 20s voted on who should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, and it's petitioning President Barack Obama to make the dream a reality.
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Art

US senator says it's time to put a woman on the $20 bill

May 04, 2015 12:00 AM
A likeness of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, adorns the front of $20 bill Friday, April 17, 2015, in Boston. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, filed legislation Tuesday to create a citizens panel to recommend an appropriate woman candidate to be put on the bill. (Bill Sikes)
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Campus News

BYU film series highlights women, education

By Kristina Smith
March 11, 2015 12:00 AM
The 'By Study, By Faith' web series includes 10 short films documenting the educational and professional journeys of female BYU faculty members. (Photo courtesy of 'By Study, By Faith' website)
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Readers' Forum

Feminism: Virtue or vice?

By Universe Contributor
March 03, 2015 12:00 AM
There are many tensions and uprisings within the LDS Church resulting from misunderstandings about women and the priesthood. The contentious atmosphere found within the Church will only disappear as women internalize Church doctrine and diligently seek answers from God.
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Readers' Forum

True feminism

By Universe Contributor
March 03, 2015 12:00 AM
My high school teacher, Mr. Akins, asked the question again, “Are any of you feminists?” Perhaps one or two of my 25 classmates raised their hand. At the time, I didn’t consider myself a feminist, because feminists wanted to take over the world and have men be their slaves. It wasn’t until I was educated about feminism that I learned I had always supported it.
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Campus

BYU researchers explore Disney princesses, #YesAllWomen

By Allison Hadley
January 20, 2015 12:00 AM
Though many condemn Disney movies for portraying weak female leads, a recent study on Disney films showed that young girls receive a stronger sense of gender equality from the movies. Most females in Disney movies are the heroines. (Feminist Disney Tumblr)
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Opinion Outpost

Viewpoint: Balancing feminism

July 10, 2012 12:00 AM
The cover story of the July/August issue of Atlantic magazine has created a firestorm, to say the least. If the image of an infant in a briefcase wasn’t enough to spawn debate, the title — “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” — guaranteed it.
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