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08/28/19

Make a contribution to MomsRising to protect women and families and get our “Raising Liberty & Justice” sticker. These stickers are perfect for a car, water bottle, notebook, laptop — wherever you want to show your support for immigrant and family rights.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

08/27/19

If you and your kids went a little overboard on screen-time this summer, you're in good company. According to a Harris Interactive poll , about half of all parents say their kids watch more TV, play more video games, surf the Web more, and watch more movies during the summer months. With back-to-...

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Caroline Knorr

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Environmental Health

08/27/19

The National Women’s Health Network has been working to raise awareness and advocate for strong federal regulation of cosmetic and personal care products. Most of us use these products—from shampoo and sunscreen to makeup and hair dyes—on a daily basis, some of which contain ingredients and...

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M. Isabelle Chaudry

Gun Safety MomsRising Politics & Policy Podcast Social & Emotional Development

08/27/19

This week on an all new episode of #BreakingThrough we’re getting insider information from a member of Congress about how YOU can make your voice heard. We’ll talk with Po Murray of Newton Action Alliance and find out more about the military-style assault weapons ban that’s gaining momentum and how...

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Amber Dorsey

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Breastfeeding Immigration

08/26/19

I remember rushing home to breastfeed my infant after work during those first few months. Knowing she was waiting for me and that I was providing her with sustenance would bring me all kinds of joy as I made the drive. Every working and breastfeeding mother should be able to experience that feeling...

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Sili Recio

Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages Social & Emotional Development

08/23/19

We're sharing this week's roundup of top and timely actions below, on assault weapons, youth incarceration, equal pay, and more! This week's list also includes a thank you card to recognize the U.S. Women's Soccer Team for their tremendous work speaking out about equal pay. We're hand-delivering it...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

08/22/19

My name is Karen Browning and I’m proud to be a part of MomsRising! Becoming a mother changed me in ways I never imagined it would. I’ve been politically active and committed to doing what I can to help make the world a better place, since I was a teenager. Becoming a mother to my two boys only...

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Karen Browning

Breastfeeding

08/22/19

In the spirit of National Breastfeeding Month, I want to offer you a blog about gratitude to honor a whole host of moms who have stepped up for me and my baby when we needed them - you made all the difference for me. I am a mom to three amazing kids. I had the ability to make the feeding decisions...

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Charlotte Ngarukiye

Environmental Health MomsRising

08/22/19

As an internist, I thought I knew a lot about what makes people sick. Until I became a mother. And then got sick myself. First, I developed an autoimmune thyroid condition. Over the next few years, this escalated into complex, debilitating conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and dysautonomia (...

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Cynthia Li, MD

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

08/22/19

Today isn’t just any Thursday. Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that Black women must work until August 22 of 2019 (and all of 2018) in order to earn what white men were paid in 2018 alone.

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