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Mar 2, 2021 · Clark has coped in Congress in part thanks to the support of a faction of fellow female representatives—a group dubbed “The Pink Ladies” after they showed up to the State of the Union ...
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When formed: 1980s. Membership: Female senators; originally founded by Barbara Mikulski. What they do: Mostly socialize. And per Mikulski’s rule, “What happens at the dinner stays at the dinner.” Last year, they met at Mazie Hirono’s office, the Botanical Gardens, and the Sewall Belmont House.
When formed: A longstanding event that Dingell was invited to join years ago. Membership: Former and current Hill and administration members, mostly Republicans. What they do: Monthly (low-stakes) games over a potluck dinner. An invitation sounds tougher to get than a security clearance. All Dingell will say of the player roster is “There are very ...
When formed: 2006. Membership: The 37 female chiefs—19 Republicans and 18 Democrats. What they do: Quarterly brown-bag lunches. “When I got into the chief-of-staff rank, there weren’t that many women in the position,” says Maura Keefe, Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s chief of staff. “It’s a bipartisan little sorority.”
When formed: 2018. Membership: It started as a con-tact list—a spread-sheet with a handful of names—and morphed over-night into a bicameral, bipartisan group of 200. What they do: Events for staffers. “We were like, five people might show up,” organizer Meaghan Lynchsays of the first meetup. “Over 100 women showed up, from chiefs and staff directo...
When formed: 2010. Membership: Parents who are Senate staffers. What they do: Regular lunches to trade notes on subjects such as leave policies and finding balance in jobs that are overwhelming even without kids. “The Senate is much more family-friendly than it used to be, but it’s still a tough environment for working parents,” says Meredith Davis...
When formed: 2012. Membership: Congresswomen Lois Frankel, Cheri Bustos, Grace Meng,Annie Kuster, Katherine Clark, and Julia Brownley, plus a rotating cast of other Dems, many of whom live in the same Capitol Hill apartment building. What they do:Regular dinners and late-night water-aerobics classes in the building’s pool—plus, says Frankel, “We te...
When formed: 2008. Membership: Hill staffers. What they do: Trivia nights, résumé workshops, networking meetups, and continuing education such as last year’s “Etiquette Class: Dining Best Practices.” This article appears in the February 2019 issue ofWashingtonian.
In 2020, DeLauro was selected as chair of the House Appropriations Committee for the 117th Congress, succeeding Nita Lowey [4] and becoming the second woman to hold the position. She co-chaired the House Democratic Steering Committee from 2003 to 2021.
Apr 27, 2011 · The Original Pink Ladies. Grease’s girl gang had a real-life model on the northwest side. by Cynthia Gallaher April 27, 2011. Chicago's Pink Ladies at a sleepover. In 1971, friends dragged...
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May 20, 2024 · CODEPINK is a feminist grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.
Apr 6, 2023 · Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High called themselves the Pink Ladies and a girl gang was born. Their formation is chronicled in the new musical series “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” on Paramount+.
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Mar 3, 2019 · The Pink Ladies. When formed: 2012. Membership: Congresswomen Lois Frankel, Cheri Bustos, Grace Meng, Annie Kuster, Katherine Clark, and Julia Brownley, plus a rotating cast of other Dems, many of whom live in the same Capitol Hill apartment building.
