Meet the women of Philadelphia’s cheesesteak scene: The shops may be named for men, but these power players mean business
“Everyone you deal with is male,” said one woman in the industry. “That’s just all there is.”
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$6 million Temple study aims to reduce Black maternal mortality by addressing heart disease
The five-year effort will also provide some patients with doulas, to see how that cuts the risk.
This beautiful gathering showed poetry from Philly’s Black women and femmes is vibrant — and necessary | Opinion
The Score was the closing event of ConsenSIS, a Monument Lab initiative led by Yolanda Wisher and Trapeta B. Mayson.
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Dismissed as ‘quota hires’ but now called ‘boss’: Philly’s Black women firefighters tell their stories
To earn department respect as a woman, they work twice as hard.
The women powering West Philly’s thriving Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant scene
Baltimore Avenue has been a culinary center for the culture since the 1980s.
Meet Hannah Callowhill Penn, Pa.’s first and only woman leader
William Penn's wife ran Pennsylvania after her husband fell ill — and kicked ass doing it.
‘Watch Out Philly’ posts warnings about potentially harmful people around the city, helping victims spread the word
Sorry harassers, there’s a new sheriff in town.
Harriet Tubman is Philadelphia’s first monument to a historical Black woman…but it’s only temporary
You can count the city's statues of women in history on one hand.
125 years after women founded The Plastic Club to break into a men-only scene, the arts group is thriving
With headquarters in Center City and a popular exhibit on Instagram, the club is recruiting new members.
Temple names new media center for Claire Smith, pioneering Black woman sports reporter
“It means a lot,” said a recent Klein College grad. "It makes you optimistic for the future.”
Kate Scott will make Philly sports history as first woman to call a Sixers game
She’s only the second woman to hold the role across the NBA.
Signs and scenes from the Women’s March, drawing hundreds to Philadelphia City Hall
Said one placard: "I'm wit her."
At Eddie’s in Chinatown, one of Philly’s oldest tattoo parlors, women are inking the art
Eddie’s in Chinatown has experienced a changing of the guard.
The Philly woman behind Mother’s Day hated what it became
And she hated what it became in her lifetime.
Why doesn’t Philly have a WNBA team? The local history of women’s basketball and the case for bringing it back
Best fan base, large media market, plenty of stadium space — it’s a no-brainer.
‘Fresh Air’ archives have the ~content~ you crave for Women’s History Month
Check out Terry Gross interviews with everyone from Gloria Steinem to Lizzo, Alice Walker to Geena Davis.
Free supplies, clean bathrooms and a safe haven: Germantown hub opens to address ‘period poverty’
Lynette Medley, who started the hashtag #BlackGirlsBleed, is launching a new project for her community.
Why 2 of 3 people who’ve gotten the COVID vaccine so far in Philly are women
Because of the priority schedule for early eligibility, the gender imbalance is likely to continue for a while.
When Philly abolitionists opened the first women’s medical school in the world
The college was run by woman deans for nearly a century.
Created at a brewery, this new collective celebrates Philly’s many women makers, artists and leaders
Triple Bottom Womxn’s Collective is hosting dozens of events across the city.