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On National Barbie Day, we’re thinking even iconic dolls can grow. While Barbie didn’t start as a feminist icon, she has evolved to reflect more diverse and powerful role models for girls.
Explore the women we honor in our Inductee Gallery at cwhf.org
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Dr. Hilda Crosby Standish spent decades juggling five kids, hospital shifts, and late-night lectures to make birth control and honest sex education accessible in Connecticut.
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🌍 Honoring International Women’s Day
You can help protect CT women's stories by joining The Trail Blazers, our community of sustaining donors dedicated to preserving women’s history
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By 2023, Connecticut Paid Leave was 1 of just 13 state programs + DC. New CEO Erin Choquette, a longtime legal & policy expert helped CPL deliver over $1.5B to 185,000+ workers, leading the program into a strong, innovative future.
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CT Paid Leave program was passed in 2019. In 2020, Andrea Barton Reeves stepped in to make that promise real as the first CEO of the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, the agency created to bring the law to life.
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CT moved closer to making paid family & medical leave a reality. State Sen Julie Kushner & State Rep Robyn Porter were the heart of the fight, as Chairs of the Labor & Public Employees Committee. They fought until the legislation was passed in 2019
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Today, CWEALF carries this fighting spirit forward as She Leads Justice, led by Executive Director Janée Woods Weber, continuing to press lawmakers and challenge systems
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5 They packed hearings, trained caregivers to testify, & made it impossible to ignore the reality facing all kinds of families. After years of near misses, they finally broke through in June 2019, Governor Ned Lamont signed the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Act into law 4/5
2014 - 2019, CWEALF led the Campaign for Paid Family Leave, in coalition with, AARP CT, CT Working Families, Planned Parenthood of So New England, small businesses, faith communities, and grassroots organizations, united by a simple belief: no one should be punished for caring for their family.3/5t
turned stories of missed paychecks, lost jobs, and impossible caregiving choices into a relentless push for change. They were told the votes weren’t there, the timing wasn’t right, the bill was “too ambitious,” and still they came back, session after session, more organized and more determined. 2/5
In hearing rooms, crowded hallways, & late night strategy calls, women refused to let paid family & medical leave die quietly in Connecticut. At the center of this fight was the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF), where advocates Madeline “Maddie” Granato & Catherine Bailey...1/5
Connecticut has gone many steps further by creating one of the nation’s strongest paid family and medical leave programs, bringing to life the vision DeLauro has championed for decades
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that protected millions of workers from being fired when they needed time to care for a new baby, a seriously ill relative, or their own health. But because the law only guaranteed unpaid leave, DeLauro knew it still fell short of what most families needed; unpaid leave was not enough.5/6
That experience made her acutely aware that most workers did not have the same security or financial cushion; if they got sick, unpaid time off could mean missed rent, unpaid bills, or job loss. When President Bill Clinton finally signed the FMLA into law in 1993, it was a landmark victory… 4/6
In 1986, DeLauro had been diagnosed with early-stage ovarian cancer while working for Senator Dodd. He told her to take all the time she needed to get well, and because she was in a secure, well-paid position, she was able to focus on treatment without losing her job or paycheck. 3/6
…DeLauro helped draft what would become the original Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, working closely with Dodd, lawmakers, and advocates to build support for the bill after multiple vetoes in earlier administrations. 2/6
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro has long been one of the nation’s fiercest champions for paid family and medical leave, a cause shaped by both her public service and her personal journey. Early in her career, while serving as Chief of Staff to then–U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, ... 1/6
A lifelong champion for working families, she fought to expand access to healthcare, improve food safety, strengthen nutrition programs, advance equal pay, & secure paid leave (tomorrow’s post).
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Over the next 30 days, we will spotlight incredible women. Share what moves you and join us in celebrating women’s history, because when we tell women's stories, we can visualize a stronger future.
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Marian Anderson used her voice to push against artistic limits & the color line.
On February 27, her birthday, Black History Month comes to a close. We honor Marian Anderson, proud of her Connecticut ties. Check out her bio at cwhf.org.
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