Announcement of the 2011 New Hampshire Women’s Caucus Platform Nov. 12, 2011, at Sawyer Center Theatre

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” These words come from the Declaration of Sentiments, the result of...

We’re Talking about American Values: Liberty, Equality, Justice

Leading Issues at the 2011 New HampshireWomen’s Caucus The New Hampshire Women’s Caucus, which took place on Nov. 12, 2011, at Colby-Sawyer College, began with opening remarks by Ann McLane Kuster, a public policy advocate and community activist, who called for more women in leadership roles in the U.S. Congress and on Wall Street. “Women bring a special sensibility to these areas; we’ve held...

N.H. Women’s Caucus Platform Endorses Affordable Health, Child Care, Workplace Equality and Flexibility, and Ratification of U.N. Women’s Rights Treaty

NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 17, 2011 – Affordable and accessible heath care, including reproductive health care, emerged as the top issue on the platform of the 2011 New Hampshire Women’s Caucus, held Saturday, Nov. 12, at Colby-Sawyer College. Timed to precede the first-in-the-nation primary and 2012 state and national elections, the New Hampshire Women’s Caucus identified critical issues for women and families...