by babs4104 | Jul 3, 2019 | Take the Lead Blog
Join us at Lead with Lillian! Each year, we gather our sisterhood in Chapel Hill, where Lillian’s List was founded over 20 years ago, to celebrate our progress in changing the face of power in NC and the leadership of the women we have helped elect. Join us this...
by babs4104 | Jun 19, 2019 | Take the Lead Blog
Why did you decide to run for office? During first campaign I made the decision to run for office because Elna Spaulding and Josephine Clement, two women I admired, were County Commissioners. When Mrs. Clement decided not to seek re-election, I was approached and...
by babs4104 | Jun 4, 2019 | Take the Lead Blog
Because of you, North Carolina is lucky enough to have 29 progressive women who are champions of reproductive freedom serving in the NC General Assembly. We thought we’d take our June newsletter to share some of the amazing legislation they’ve worked on...
by babs4104 | May 15, 2019 | Take the Lead Blog
Reflections about my own family and my daughter’s future this Mother’s Day weekend brought to mind a study I saw a few years back about gender parity at the national level. The report, put out by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research determined that women would...
by babs4104 | May 2, 2019 | Take the Lead Blog
The Threat is Coming from Inside the House and the Senate In mid-April our rights to reproductive healthcare were threatened once again by the Republican majority in the NCGA, but this time they were joined by six Democrats. The conservative legislators who support...