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Rebecca Henry Hayes (1843-1924), co-founder of Texas Equal Rights Association (TERA).. Titus H. Mundine, an early leader in the Republican Party from Burleson County, brought up a proposition to allow every eligible voter the right to vote, regardless of sex during the 1868-1869 Texas Constitutional Convention.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is partnering with reproductive rights and justice organizations and pro-abortion Texans to launch the Texas Abortion Advocacy Network (TAAN). [191] This network will mobilize supporters to respond to local threats to reproductive health and actively work to restore and expand abortion access in Texas.
The Texas Federation of Colored Women's Clubs officially endorses women's suffrage efforts. [3] In Galveston, Texas, a Negro Women's Voter League is formed. [3] January 13 A bill by Jess A. Baker to create a constitutional amendment for women's suffrage gets a majority of votes, but fails to get the necessary two-thirds vote to pass.
Amanda Zurawski, lead plaintiff in an abortion case being weighed by the Texas Supreme Court, is USA TODAY’s Women of the Year honoree for Texas. How Amanda Zurawski has fought for women's ...
But Molly Duane, an attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights that helped bring the lawsuit, said they believe Wednesday was the first time in decades that women who were denied abortions ...
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U.S. 582 (2016), was a landmark decision [1] of the US Supreme Court announced on June 27, 2016. The Court ruled 5–3 that Texas cannot place restrictions on the delivery of abortion services that create an undue burden for women seeking an abortion.
The key to turning Texas blue is protecting the public education system from school voucher laws and fighting for women's reproductive rights, state Democratic Party officials asserted at their ...
2021 Women's March, where many speakers bemoaned a looming threat to Roe [161] Into the 21st century, advocates of Roe describe it as vital to the preservation of women's rights, personal freedom, bodily integrity, and privacy. Advocates have also reasoned that access to safe abortion and reproductive freedom generally are fundamental rights.