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  • Tourists take photos by the water in Lugu Lake in southwest China. The area is home to the Mosuo ethnic group, which has one of the world's relatively rare matrilineal societies.
    The Place In China Where The Women Lead
    Women call the shots among the Mosuo people of southwest China. However, things are changing. Tourism has helped them escape poverty but also has eroded traditional family structures.
  • Japanese model Anne, daughter of actor Ken Watanabe, appears in a 2007 Chanel show in Tokyo. Anne has carved out a niche for herself writing and speaking about history and history buffs.
    For Japanese Women, The Past Is The Latest Fad
    Japan's reki-jo, or "history girls," love learning about shoguns' castles and samurai battles, and they idolize historical figures like rock stars. Some observers believe this is more than just a trend: The reki-jo subculture signals a kind of empowerment.
  • Barbershop: Inauguration and Women's March Travellers
    Hundreds of thousands of people came to the National Mall within two days, some to attend President Trump's inauguration and others to protest it. People from both sides of join this week's talk.
  • Barbershop: Trump, Women And The Republican Party
    Manager editor of The Root Danielle Belton, Republican strategist Gayle Trotter, and Mona Charen of National Review discuss the leaked video of Donald Trump and the reaction from Republicans.
  • Women And Latinos Propelled Obama To Victory
    Key demographic groups, particularly women and Latino voters, gave President Obama the lead in toss-up states such as Ohio and Virginia, and carried him to re-election over Republican candidate Mitt Romney. The result confirmed much of the polling predictions from the past few months.
  • "Wounds the Size of Oranges" by artist Patricia Anderson Turner. "Emergency room doctors describe their horror and helplessness when addressing the immense damage done to our children by the bullets from an AR-15 semi-automatic weapon, damage that is impossible to treat successfully. First responders are unable to stem the rivers of blood, physicians are unable to repair the massive tissue and organ disintegration. The shooter does not even have to make the effort to aim, once his target is hit it is a virtual death sentence. As one ER doctor said “They had no fighting chance at life.” Diptych 36” x 42” x 15” mounted on toy guns. Silk soaked in tea, figures rusted with automotive brake pads, assault rifles artist dyed and commercial fabrics, heavily beaded, border crocheted yarns
    Three art exhibitions about women and by women open Friday at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
    We speak with Southwest Florida-based visual artist Patricia Turner who conceived of a trio of art exhibitions opening Friday at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. All the exhibitions include art about women, all by women artists.
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    Three art exhibitions about women and by women open Friday at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
    We speak with Southwest Florida-based visual artist Patricia Turner who conceived of a trio of art exhibitions opening Friday at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. All the exhibitions include art about women, all by women artists.
  • Raina Harmon, an assistant coach for University of Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball, has been named as the FGCU Eagle's new women's head basketball coach.
    Iowa Hawkeyes assistant women's coach Raina Harmon named as new FGCU women's head coach
    Assistant coach for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball Raina Harmon has been named as the FGCU Eagles' new women's head basketball coach.During her eight years with Iowa serving as assistant coach, Harmon cultivated a culture of excellence with a 208-63 record and a combined five BIG10 conference titles, solidifying the team's winning pedigree and cementing the Hawkeyes' reputation as a women's basketball powerhouse. Her other achievements include coaching and developing several WNBA draft picks and the 2024 AP & Naismith Player of the Year, eight berths into the NCAA tournament and back-to-back national championship appearances.
  • Jessica Pegula of the United States reacts after defeating Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York.
    Saturday's U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka
    Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off in the tournament's women's singles final this weekend. It will be a rematch of August's final at the Cincinnati Open, which Sabalenka won.
  • Gianna Clemente, 16, is tied for second place, two strokes off the lead after two rounds at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
    Estero golfer Gianna Clemente tied for second as final of Augusta National Women’s Amateur looms
    Estero’s Gianna Clemente will be the center of attention Saturday during the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.Clemente, 16, is tied for second place, two strokes off the lead after two rounds. The golfers have a practice day Friday on the Augusta National course where the Masters will be played next week. They played the first two rounds at the Champions Retreat Course.
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