Watching that decision on TV, hearing friends and classmates debate what the precise restrictions on her rights should be—that was the moment when Foy decided to go to the Virginia Military Institute. “I had a friend,” she said in an interview, “who told me he wanted to go with me to the VMI to watch…
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I do believe that forgiveness is possible. I believe it’s possible to be remorseful. I believe in due process, of course. But I don’t know if apologies or denials are enough for Virginia at this moment. Most of us have, I think, reached the point where we have enough information. At least in the cases…
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A new policy brought forward by the Virginia Department of Corrections, which says women cannot wear tampons if they are visiting an inmate, is raising eyebrows of many who believe it to be a violation of privacy and health rights. Beginning next month, any woman visiting an inmate at one of the state’s prisons will…
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Nearly 26 years after Virginia Kase voted in her first election, her voice still rings with the hurt and frustration she felt that day. “I [was] excited. It [was] this great rite of passage [and] I go to the table to register, and I look over and my mom’s having a problem.” While it was…
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Another round of primary elections meant more big wins for women this week, notably in the commonwealth of Virginia where there are no Democratic women in Congress currently. But Tuesday night may have changed that, come November. Democratic women won three House primaries in Virginia last night. This is just the latest example of the…
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