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Feminist Organizations Highlight Progress, Reject Trans Ban

7/4/2026

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DAR Rejects Ban

United States Daughters of the American Revolution rejected a ban on transgender women, saying the exclusion contradicts its values.
Ms. Magazine issued the Feminist 250 series: Founding Feminists, Feminist Lessons, Democracy’s Feminist Future.
National Women’s History Museum debuted the “Founders, Not Footnotes” timeline and “She Is Not a Footnote” campaign.
The Meteor listed 25 American progress moments, noting federally funded childcare, anti-discrimination laws, and #MeToo.

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Women Champion Democracy

Jen Rubin’s “Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump” and Joyce Vance’s “Giving Up is Unforgivable” argue women have defended democracy and offer a blueprint to prevent burnout and strengthen democracy.
Barb McQuade’s “The Fix” mixes experience with legal analysis into tactics urging citizens to protest and run for local office against U.S. President Donald Trump-style policies.
These books illustrate a surge of feminist literature aimed at actionable democratic reform.

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DAR Rejects Ban

United States Daughters of the American Revolution rejected a ban on transgender women, saying the exclusion contradicts its values.
Ms. Magazine issued the Feminist 250 series: Founding Feminists, Feminist Lessons, Democracy’s Feminist Future.
National Women’s History Museum debuted the “Founders, Not Footnotes” timeline and “She Is Not a Footnote” campaign.
The Meteor listed 25 American progress moments, noting federally funded childcare, anti-discrimination laws, and #MeToo.

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