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Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives made history on Jan. 13 when they elected the first Black lawmaker to serve as House Speaker and ended…
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Dusty Spurgeon is proud to be a female farmer. She and her mother-in-law, Eloise, run Spurgeon Veggies, a small vegetable farm located in Rio, Illinois....
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Illinois officials say the state should be doing more to level the playing field for women and girls. A council working toward that goal released its...
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WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Terry Hickey of Dayempur Herbals about the upcoming Women's Health Naturally conference.
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WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Rachel Brenningmeyer of The Women's Center and Actor/Director Emily Haymans Cook about the upcoming performances of The…
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All Illinois employers would have to conduct sexual harassment training under sweeping legislation adopted in the waning days of the General Assembly. ...
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State Representative Kelly Cassidy said Thursday that she’s received a pledge from House Speaker Mike Madigan that her expansive abortion legislative...
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A Southern Illinois activist organization - Women United Network - is celebrating the third anniversary of the Women's March this Saturday.To start the…
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WSIU's Jennifer Fuller reports on the 2019 Women In Leadership Workshop and Awards Dinner at the SIU School of Law.
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For more than 80 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has identified newborns as underweight if they weigh less than 5 and a half pounds. But some...