ST. LOUIS (AP) — Efforts are underway to raise $1 million for a downtown St. Louis monument to honor the hundreds of slaves who filed lawsuits for their freedom, leading…
Category: Women
Ladies' Knight classes helps women learn, love chess
CENTRAL WEST END – On Thursday evenings at the St. Louis Chess Club on Maryland Avenue, women of all levels of expertise can attend Ladies’ Knight to enhance their chess…
Crazy Sexy Curves fashion show celebrates plus-size women
GRAND CENTER – On what normally would have been a sleepy summer Sunday at the Contemporary Art Museum at 3750 Washington Boulevard, it was anything but. Inside, patterns, shapes, colors…
National Women's Political Caucus offers tips, networking, encouragement
DOWNTOWN – The National Women’s Political Caucus held its 24th Biennial Convention at the Westin Hotel, 811 Spruce Street, over the weekend. Opening on Thursday night, the convention featured a…
Charles Jaco: The future of abortion in Missouri is in the hands of one man ... for now
We’ll know by Friday whether Missouri will become the only state without an abortion clinic, and whether politicized “health” regulations aimed at shutting off abortion access will succeed. However, it…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 24: Missouri abortion laws, old and new, are about shame, not health
When mother of two Jennifer Box discovered she was pregnant in 2017, she was ecstatic. That feeling turned to horror when, at 13 weeks, she received genetic test results showing…
Happy hour at Fresh & Co offers guidance in response to abortion legislation
THE GROVE – Concerned St. Louisans packed into Fresh & Co. Studio on Thursday evening to learn the how-tos of volunteering in order to fight recent abortion legislation in Missouri.…
Missouri abortion law causing anxiety, confusion, Granite City clinic says
GRANITE CITY, ILL. – Missouri’s recent abortion legislation has already begun to affect the Hope Clinic in Granite City, the clinic’s deputy director, Alison Dreith, says. Situated just across the…
Local theater artists stage reading of 'The Clinic' to raise money for women
THE GROVE – Two local theater artists, Summer Baer and Delaney Piggins, staged a reading of “The Clinic” by Will Brumley on Sunday night to raise money for the Gateway…
Judge to hear arguments on state attempt to shut down Planned Parenthood abortion services
DOWNTOWN – A St. Louis judge is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether or not the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services can pull the license of Planned…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 22: Planned Parenthood and the ACLU on Missouri's new anti-abortion law
Missouri abortion-rights advocates will push back against the state’s new anti-abortion law, as well as regulatory attempts to close Missouri’s only remaining abortion clinic, with a three-pronged strategy that will…
Female DJs talk inspiration, community during Hip Hop Appreciation Week
DOWNTOWN – As part of the Central Library’s Hip Hop Appreciation Week, Aja La’Starr Owens hosted her annual “I Am Hip Hop” event, celebrating women in hip hop, in the…