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'My husband took my name'
Kermin Bhot talks about how her husband Abhishek Mande Bhot took her last name after marriage.
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VideoSamra Zafar: This is the face of a woman who survived an abusive marriage at 16
Samra Zafar was bullied, beaten and abandoned in Canada with two young kids but — like her expression reveals — she was never, ever defeated.
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Barack and Michelle Obama Share Inspiring Women’s Day Letter
Former President Barack Obama, with Michelle Obama, shared a touching letter they received from a woman who was inspired by the former first lady. “When Michelle and I came back from vacation, we found this note from a woman named Sindhu waiting for us. In her letter, Sindhu wrote: “One day in Fall 1996, an idealistic 17-year old Indian girl was inspired while sitting in a chapel.
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This was International Women's Day outside Parliament Hill
The scene inside Parliament hill was quite optimistic on March 8. It’s been a century since the majority of Canadian women received the right to vote — and on Wednesday, in celebration of International Women’s Day, more than 338 young women representing each federal riding in Canada took a seat in a closed session at the House of Commons to highlight women’s suffrage.
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Melania Trump Gets Standing Ovation at International Women’s Day Lunch
Melania and Ivanka Trump celebrated International Women’s Day on Wednesday by hosting an intimate lunch at the White House.
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Is ‘A Day Without a Woman’ a Day of Privilege?
An unidentified woman protester wearing a Nasty Woman T-shirt was arrested by New York Police during the “Day Without a Woman” on Wednesday. As in, check it, because not all women are able to join the International Women’s Day call to action from the Women’s March organizers — to strike “from paid and unpaid labor” — without consequence. First, a little herstory: International Women’s Day originated in the early 1900s, as a response to women demanding voting rights and equal pay (sound familia
