Lynn Sherr
Lynn Sherr is an award-winning journalist and has been covering politics and women’s issues for more than 40 years, mostly at ABC News, where she was a correspondent for World News Tonight and 20/20. Her best-selling books include Swim: Why We Love the Water; Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space and Failure is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words. Sherr currently freelances on a variety of platforms. Follow her on Twitter: @LynnSherr.
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September 24, 2020I don’t know the precise moment when Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg stepped out of her august robes and lace collar and into the pantheon of popular culture. The Notorious RBG. -- Lynn Sherr
August 26, 2020One hundred years ago this month, the 19th Amendment was ratified. But American women’s battle for the ballot and representation in government began long before that day in August — and continues, even to this day.
August 20, 2020Our foremothers turned ridicule into respect and oppression into the power of a majority.
November 29, 2017But the ones who are, are swine. And let’s stop pretending that we didn’t know.
October 2, 2017Let's get rid of the "men's" and "women's" labels and recognize that the issues concern all of us, regardless of gender.
September 22, 2017The smartly engaging and depressingly relevant new movie is a blast from the past loaded with lessons for the future.
August 19, 2017At a time when precise language has gone missing from the White House, how best to describe those Republicans still loyal to President Trump?
July 31, 2017We’re not yet in a position to claim that women will always make the difference, but to paraphrase Hamilton, women — we get the job done.
