Pantsuit Nation

2018: A Year in Review

If you are anything like me, you are arriving at the end of 2018 dazzled at what we have accomplished, and energized…

Reconciling the Origins of Thanksgiving

This week millions of people gather across the country to celebrate the Thanksgiving…

We Need to Do More Than Vote

We have less than 3 weeks until Election Day on November 6th, and we need to do everything we can to turn out…

How We Founded Resistance School

One evening in late January of 2017, I and nine other Harvard Kennedy School graduate students came…

It’s Black History Month!

Every February since 1976, the United States has celebrated Black History Month. The origins of this celebration…

The Golden Globes Moments That Had Us Cheering

A sea of black gowns, pantsuits, and suits. Activists on the red carpet. Women…

2017: Pantsuit Nation by the Numbers

A call to action in 2016 became a movement in 2017. This year, Pantsuit Nation made politics…

My Story of Persistence: How I Won the Miss Colorado Title Twice

An Open Letter on Net Neutrality to the Federal Communications Commission

What you can DO to thank Black Women

Black women won Alabama for Doug Jones.

How to become racially (and intersectionally) literate

Your Inconvenience is My Basic Access

I need to talk about what happened last night — this is not okay, and I do not want to act like this is normal. But it is, even though it shouldn’t be, not for me and not for anyone. I am so fucking DONE being quiet that you shouldn’t even try to imagine the rage…

One Year and One Month In

On October 20, 2016, I created a Facebook Group called “National Pantsuit Day — November 8.” I invited a handful…

Undocumented Immigrant Youth Deserve a Path to Citizenship. NOW.

Introducing: Women Who Make Pantsuit Nation Tick!

Every Comparison and Exception For Him Is A Loss For Her

(White) Girl Power aka The List

As I write these words, I hesitate, fearful that I will be labeled as…

More women in politics & podcasting

Hey Pantsuit Nation,

Stories Spark Action

“I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.” — Future President Barack Obama, July 27, 2004.

The Pantsuit Nation Manifesto

“And to the millions of volunteers, community leaders, activists and union organizers who knocked on doors, talked to their neighbors, posted on Facebook — even in secret private Facebook sites. I want everybody coming out from behind that and make sure your voices are heard…