The health care reform bill has the potential to have a monumental impact on our nation’s health and healthcare. The bill will expand health care coverage to many of our nations neediest and hardest working people. Though the health care reform bill has many positive aspects, one cannot ignore that there is still work to [...]
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Chicago NOW’s Statement about Health Care Reform
March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
Tags: bill·Chicago·Congress·HCR·Health Care reform·NOW·Women
Chicago NOW Health Team Meeting
March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
Event: Chicago NOW Health Team Meeting
What: Club/Group Meeting
When: Tuesday, March 30, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Where: T’s Bar and Restaurant
RSVP: chicagonow.org@gmail.com
Come Make a Difference!
This will be a fun, casual meeting where you can meet like-minded feminists and learn about our upcoming volunteer opportunities in Women’s Health. We are interested in hearing your ideas as well!
About us:
The Chicago NOW Health [...]
Tags: Affordable Health Care for America Act·Body Image·Chicago·Chicago Events·Chicago NOW·feminism·Feminists·Freedom·health·Health Care·Healthcare·Healthcare Reform·Illinois·issue teams·National Organisation for Women·National Organization for Women·NOW·Women·Women's Health
Join the Red Pump Project to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness For Women and Girls
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog, Events
Help raise awareness and education about the effects of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Join the Red Pump Project in honoring Rae Lewis Thorton, an HIV/AIDS activist.
What: The Red Pump Project with honoree Rae Lewis Thorton, an HIV/AIDS activist.
Where: Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St.
When: March 25, 2025
Time: 6 pm-9 pm.
More event [...]
Tags: Chicago Events·Chicago NOW·feminism·feminist·girls·health·Health Care·HIV/AIDS·National Organization for Women·Nationalt Organisation for Women·NOW·Rae Lewis Thorton·Red Pump Project·Women·Women's Health
Help Pass HB 6205! Contact Your State Representative Today!
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog, Homepage
Want Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care for Women?
Help Pass HB 6205 by Contacting Your State Representative Today!
On March 10th 2010, The Reproductive Health & Access Act (HB 6205) was passed out of the House Human Services Committee. The next step toward comprehensive reproductive health care for ALL women in Illinois is for the full Illinois [...]
Tags: Chicago·Chicago NOW·feminism·feminist·Freedom·HB 6205·Health Care·Health Care reform·Illinoism RHAA·National Organization for Women·NOW·Personal PAC·Reproductive Freedom·Reproductive Justice·Reproductive Rights·state representatives·Terry Cosgrove
Bill Brady: Wrong for Women
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
Watch the video featuring Chicago NOW, Citizen Action of Illinois, Planned Parenthood and Personal PAC
Tags: Abortion·Beth Kanter·Bill Brady·Chicago·Chicago NOW·Citizen Action of Illinois·Domestic Violence·feminism·Feminists·Freedom·Governor Quinn·Harry Reid·health·Health Care reform·Healthcare·Healthcare Reform·Linda Delaforgue·Michelle Staeger·National Organisation for Women·National Organization for Women·NOW·Personal PAC·Planned Parenthood·Reproductive Justice·Reproductive Rights·reprodutive freedom
The Earthquake Killed Haiti’s Feminist Movement
March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
And is likely to make the situation for women worse.
By: Connie May Fowler
Double X
January 28, 2026
http://www.doublex.com/section/news-politics/earthquake-killed-haitis-feminist-movement
Among the many dead after the earthquake in Haiti are
the three women who basically constituted the fledgling
women’s movement in Haiti. Myriam Merlet, Anne Marie
Coriolan, and Magalie Marcelin had just begun the work
of reforming a judiciary that never took rape seriously
and [...]
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An Open Letter to Scott Lee Cohen
February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
February 10, 2026
Dear Mr. Cohen,
Thank you for requesting a meeting with the Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women to discuss the future of your political career. Chicago NOW has been a stalwart defender of the rights of women and girls since 1967. We appreciate that you recognize that fact enough to reach out [...]
Tags: Chicago NOW·Domestic Violence·National Organization for Women·Scott Lee Cohen·Violence Against Women
Scott Lee Cohen Steps Down
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
Scott Lee Cohen, the elected candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend in 2005. His ex-wife also listed both physical and sexual abuse in her divorce papers. Illinois needs leadership that is capable of making effective policy decisions to end violence against women and girls. We applaud Scott Lee Cohen’s decision to [...]
Tags: Chicago NOW·Illinois·Lieutenant Governor·National Organization for Women·Scott Lee Cohen
Sign this Petition! Tell CBS to Drop the Anti-Choice Super Bowl Ad!
January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
Sign the NARAL petition HERE!
Tags: Anti Choice·Chicago NOW·Focus on the Family·NARAL·Super Bowl·Superbowl Ads
A Letter From the President
January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog
Happy New Year!
I am honored to begin serving you as the 2010 president of the Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women along with Jessica Rosenberger as vice president. I am excited to start the new year with a new website that is modern and reflective of our chapter [...]
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