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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Many women gained the right to vote in 1920, but women of color still faced barriers in achieving equality.

Women*s Center staff speak on Women’s Equality Day

PUNEET BSANTI, Deputy news editor August 25, 2022

 Friday is Women’s Equality Day, the day the 19th Amendment was adopted, which granted many – but not all – women the right to vote. Since then, progress has been made with gender equality, but...

Alana Gray, the youngest rally attendee, raises her poster alongside Mary Hogan (left) and Beth DeWeese (right) at the Women's March Foundation's Bans Off Our Bodies rally in Pullman, May 14.

‘I have power over my body. I will not be controlled’

FRANKIE BEER, Evergreen news editor June 27, 2022

Editor's note: One of the sources will be identified only by their middle name, per their request. When 20-year-old Frances Haycock learned the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday morning,...

Codifying Roe v. Wade would protect women of color and LGBTQ+ people.

OPINION: Roe v. Wade affects more than just women

ANNABELLE PEPIN, Evergreen columnist June 2, 2022

Last month, the exposure of the draft decision to overturn the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was brought into the public eye, leaving women in fear of losing their reproductive rights.  But marginalized...

Isavan Kuiken holds her pro-choice poster high despite the rain at the Women's March Foundation's Bans Off Our Bodies rally, May 14.

Women’s March Foundation holds abortion rights rally downtown

LIAM CONNORS, Deputy news editor May 14, 2022

On Saturday, over 50 protestors gathered at Cougar Plaza to protest a potential Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Volunteers and activists of all ages attended the Bans Off Our Bodies...

It is time to take a long, hard look at who we want to be holding legislative power over women's bodies.

OPINION: Protect our right to abortion

MIKAYLA FINNERTY, Editor-in-chief February 3, 2022

Abortion and reproductive rights are essential healthcare for all people. No state or court should restrict women’s freedom to choose what to do with their own bodies.  Jan. 22 was the 49th anniversary...

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