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Of Local Interest

Bellevue Woman's Hospital - The Miracle on Troy Road (the story of a courageous obstetrical nurse who in 1931 at the age of 28 had the audacity to establish a birthing home in a city where there was first one competing general hospital and later a second.)

Women's Building (An affirming space for diverse women to gather to organize, socialize and work together.)

Stalk Me Not (New York Capital District Anti-Stalking Task Force. Provides victim assistance and information to stalking and domestic violence victims.)

Hillraisers (Friends of Hillary Clinton)

League of Women Voters, New York

The Legal Project (The Legal Project is a non-profit organization, founded by the Capital District Women's Bar Association, that provides free legal services in the Capital District.)

Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood

Family Planning Advocates of New York State (a non-profit statewide membership organization dedicated to protecting and expanding access to a full range of reproductive health services.)

Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council

phoenix Q (phoenix Q arts & media project seeks to empower and educate queer, trans, and questioning youth (and our allies!) in the Capital Region, through movement, film, paint, pixels, pen & paper, sound, and voice. )  

Equinox Community Services Agency (Offers domestic violence services, youth services, counseling services, free medical exam night, and an adventure-based course)

Rape Culture Revolutionaries (Provides legal, counseling and advocacy services for anyone who has experienced sexual abuse. By raising social awareness, we demand accountability from perpetrators and institutions that continue to disenfranchise and victimize.)

Crime Victim and Sexual Assault Center (Provides advocacy services for victims of violent crime in Albany County.)

Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer (An active, independent voice in the Capital District in the fight against breast cancer.)

Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region (Provides free programs for girls, ages 5 to 18, after-school, during the school year.)

Campus Action (a multi-racial organization, working with  area campuses, to build a vital movement to fight the social evils that plague our society. Campus Action works with students, faculty and staff on campuses in the Capital District.)  

University at Albany Women's Studies Department

Skidmore College Women's Studies Department

The Helen M. Upton Center for Women's Studies (Russell Sage College)

Union College Women's and Gender Studies

Of Global Interest

Women on Waves (Operates a mobile clinic on a ship that sails to countries where abortion is illegal.)

Ms. Magazine

Feminist Majority Foundation

About Face (Promotes positive self-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races, and backgrounds through a spirited approach to media education, outreach, and activism.)

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