News

Smithsonian Magazine7d

On International Day of Indigenous Women, Meet Native Women Skaters Making Space in the Sport

As part of the Indigenous Voices of the Americas program at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, a group of participants ...
KCUR9d

Indigenous women in Kansas are more likely to die during pregnancy. New doulas could help

Between 1999 and 2019, the increase in Indigenous pregnant women dying in Kansas was among the worst in the country. Kansas ...
Yahoo2mon

Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife ...

Delaware native Aubrey Plaza wears "Philly is a women's sports town" shirt at a WNBA game in Brooklyn

Actor Aubrey Plaza wore a shirt that says "Philly is a women's sports town" at a WNBA game in Brooklyn. The shirt, which she got from her sister, was designed by two local organizations, and proceeds ...

When does 'The Golden Bachelor' start? Ohio native joins cast. See premiere date

Meet the Ohio woman set to appear on the latest season of "The Golden Bachelor." More about Lisa Flaherty, Golden Bachelor Mel Owens, show premiere.
Wane2mon

Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife ...