Women

Women political candidates are the norm today. But it hasn’t been so very long since a woman running for office was rare or even unheard of. The first woman to serve in the Illinois Senate was Florence Fifer Bohrer of Bloomington in 1924. But leading the way for Bohrer some years before was Helen Clark McCurdy, the first woman to run for office in Bloomington, in 1915.

In a rare Bloomington performance at Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday, the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana share music by Bonds, Burleigh and Boulanger.

Cornell University professor Kate Manne will give the virtual keynote for Illinois State's Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies symposium Thursday. The talk explores philosophical foundations behind "mansplaining" and gaslighting.

WGLT’s Lauren Warnecke visits the WELL Summit, an annual gathering for Illinois women in educational leadership. Hundreds of women from across the state heard featured speakers Lauren Sisler and Cheryl Watkins, with a panel discussion and breakout sessions aimed at building comradery among women in a male-dominated part of the education sector.

Bloomington Police say they will try harder to hire more women officers over the next decade.

Illinois will now provide Medicaid benefits to eligible mothers for up to 12 months postpartum, a major extension from the previous 60-day limit.Gov. JB…

You never forget your favorite toy or board game from when you were a kid. But those who invent those toys and games are often forgotten to time.…

Female soldiers share some of the same battlefields and challenges as their male counterparts but the contributions of women in the military have received…

Illinois State University is seeing a spike in female students applying for student government positions. The student body administration say it’s likely…

The American Trucking Association estimates the industry is short at least 50,000 drivers nationwide. The association estimates that number could triple…