Like many Latina women, I got my ears pierced when I was a baby—my mother took me to the pediatrician to have it done less than a month after I was born. (According to her, there were many other new moms and infants in line at the doctor’s office to do the same.) She says…
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The swearing-in ceremony of the 116th U.S. Congress was an emotional one, as an historic number of women and a slew of “firsts” joined the House of Representatives. And even before members of the new class took their oaths, several shared their excitement about this moment on social media—clips and photos from the Washington, D.C.…
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Last week’s midterm elections resulted in so many firsts for women in this country. When Congress is sworn in for its 116th term, there will be a new set of faces who are younger, browner, and more female than ever before. And no, the excitement hasn’t worn off yet. So you’ll have to excuse the…
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When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set out to topple one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress, only one thing was certain: The odds were not in her favor. On Tuesday night, she beat those odds: The 28-year-old Latina crushed incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in her first run for office—and his first primary challenge since 2004. Victory…
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In a stunning political victory on Tuesday night, 28-year-old first-time candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated 10-term Democrat Joe Crowley in their party’s congressional primary in New York. Ocasio-Cortez seized 57.5 percent of the votes in New York’s 14th District, which includes the Bronx and Queens. The upset came as a shock to those who hadn’t predicted…
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