Sandra Day O’Connor is the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. After leaving the court she became an advocate for civics education.
Author: Nicole Carroll, USA TODAY
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Actor Goldie Hawn, fierce advocate for children’s mental health, is Women of the Year honoree
Goldie Hawn is helping kids manage stress and understand emotions through MindUP for Life, a program that teaches kids the science behind their brains.
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USA TODAY’s Women of the Year program recognizes 12 national honorees, as well as one notable woman from each state, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Gannett newsrooms making steady progress in overall diversity
The USA TODAY Network has a goal to have our newsroom teams match the racial and ethnic makeup of the communities we serve by 2025. Here’s how we’re doing.
The Uvalde shooting committee ignored Spanish-speaking residents. We fixed that.
The Statesman and journalists at USA TODAY would translate and edit the entire report, all 77 pages and publish it as a special edition
How our Cincinnati opinion editor and his wife ended up talking about alopecia with Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk conversation about alopecia includes Cincinnati’s Nichole Aldridge, who talks about the disease’s emotional toll.
How’d they get that shot? Our photographers’ favorite NFL photos of the season — and the stories behind them
As we head toward Super Bowl 2022 in Los Angeles, USA TODAY Network photographers share their favorite images of the 2021-22 NFL season.
Backstory: Can we go to a movie? Parents stress about unvaccinated kids; Tennessee rolls back outreach for shots
How risky are summer activities? We asked experts to give specific advice. Plus, reporter who broke Tennessee rollback story explains what is going on.
The Backstory: When women are pushed out of workforce, it impacts far more than just the women themselves
The jobs that keep us going? Grocery and social workers, pharmacy techs, child care providers, health care workers, teachers. All majority women.