“Honoring the Legacy of the Suffragists” by Franchetta Groves
This piece was originally published in Lone Conservative on November 20, 2020. The right to vote is not only every American’s civic duty but our opportunity to make our voices heard. This year being the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification is a reminder that not long ago women’s voices were being stifled and […]
Women’s Organization Gives Back
CONTACT: Kathryn Alford, Communications Manager Kathryn@enlightenedwomen.org 571-310-5388 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2020 WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION GIVES BACK WASHINGTON, DC — This month, the Network of enlightened Women (NeW) focuses on giving back to communities and campuses, declaring November as ConSERVative Month. NeW college chapters are serving their communities in many different ways, organizing service projects to show the […]
“The Women’s March has no tolerance for conservative women” by Karin Lips
This piece was originally published in the Washington Examiner on October 22, 2020. It is wrong for Women’s March participants to intimidate conservatives into leaving a rally and a failed strategy to try to intimidate people into changing their views. On Saturday, the Independent Women’s Forum-organized March for All Women gathered as a counter to […]
“The Vote to Save Feminism” by Ophelie Jacobson
The feminist movement reached a huge milestone on August 18, 1920, when women were finally granted the right to vote under the 19th Amendment. One hundred years later, feminism is being radicalized by modern culture. This election cycle, conservative women have the potential to save true feminism by exercising our right to vote. The original […]
“Conservative women vote because all issues are women’s issues” by Margaret Reid
This piece originally appeared in The Detroit News on November 2, 2020. On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote. Today, 100 years after this pivotal moment in the women’s rights movement, it is more important than ever for women to exercise their right to vote. This election […]
Women’s Organization Gives Conservative Women a Voice Around Upcoming Election
CONTACT: Kathryn Alford, Communications Manager Kathryn@enlightenedwomen.org 571-310-5388 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2020 WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION GIVES CONSERVATIVE WOMEN A VOICE AROUND UPCOMING ELECTION WASHINGTON, DC — “A lot of women vote the way their husbands vote; they don’t believe enough in their own thoughts.” – Barbara Streisand “Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice.” – First […]
“What Happens on Campus Doesn’t Stay on Campus: Why Socialist Organizing Should Concern Us All” by Karin Lips
This piece was originally published in The Daily Signal on October 20, 2020. Just last year, the Xavier University student newspaper announced nine new student clubs, including a chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women, which I serve as president. What caught my eye is that the Xavier Socialists Club was started at the same […]
“What it’s like to be a conservative woman at AU” by Madison Bollweg
This piece originally appeared in The Augustana Mirror on October 8, 2020. A person would think that being a conservative woman on a college campus would not have its struggles; however, that is not necessarily the case. What I’ve learned in my almost two years on campus is that intellectual diversity is absent, feminists aren’t […]
Women’s Organization Urges America to Evaluate Amy Coney Barrett on Her Qualifications
CONTACT: Kathryn Alford, Communications Manager Kathryn@enlightenedwomen.org 571-310-5388 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2020 WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION URGES AMERICA TO EVALUATE AMY CONEY BARRETT ON HER QUALIFICATIONS WASHINGTON, DC — As the hearing got underway for Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Karin Lips, President of NeW shared, “Amy Coney Barrett has […]
“I am a conservative — and I am a woman. No, I don’t vote against my own interests” by Charlotte Townsend
This piece originally appeared in The State on September 12, 2020. “There remains a large conservative block of women who continue to vote against their own interests, preferring to embrace their ‘whiteness’ as a badge of protection and superiority.” These words appeared in a recent article written by a history professor from my university, the […]
