Missouri State Women's Political Caucus

09/03/2026

Statement from Deidre Malone, President of the National Women's Political Caucus, on the Passing of Gloria Steinem
(Washington, D.C. – September 3, 2026)

The National Women's Political Caucus mourns the loss of our co-founder, Gloria Steinem, who passed away peacefully at her home in New York City. She was 92.

In 1971, Gloria stood alongside a small group of visionary women to build an organization dedicated to getting women — of every party, every background — into the rooms where decisions are made. More than fifty-five years later, that mission still drives everything we do.

Gloria's connection to this organization never faded. She joined us for one of our Candid Conversations, sharing her wisdom and experience with a new generation of NWPC members, and we were honored to be planning an event with her for this coming November.

Gloria's influence went far beyond any single organization. She gave language to a movement, she gave courage to generations of women who followed her, and she never stopped showing up for the work, even in her final years.

On behalf of the NWPC's board, staff, and members across the country, I extend our deepest condolences to Gloria's family, friends, and the countless people whose lives she touched. We will honor her memory by continuing the work she started — training, electing, and empowering women to lead.

Gloria Steinem' voice may be still, but her impact on this organization and on this country will not be.

09/03/2026

Hmm... this looks familiar. 🤔

Activists warn that these measures targeting transgender youth are “part of a larger, coordinated effort to roll back the rights for women broadly.”

09/02/2026

"In brainstorming how ERAs could advance women’s rights in the future, feminist lawyers note how laws and government policies often center the lives and needs of men, leaving women at a disadvantage. Chu hopes to use state ERAs to expand protections for women in the workplace, addressing a broad range of inequities, including lack of paid leave and childcare, the wage gap and employers’ failure to integrate women into male-dominated jobs."

On Women’s Equality Day, explore how the ERA could reshape pregnancy, maternal health, workplace rights, caregiving and family life.

09/01/2026

Fannie Lou Hamer is one of the founders of the National Women's Political Caucus! And the great aunt of our immediate past President, Teona McGhaw-Ward!

On August 31, 1962, Fannie Lou Hamer joined 17 fellow activists on a bus to the courthouse in Indianola, Mississippi, determined to exercise a right that had been denied to Black Americans for generations: the right to vote.

That single trip changed the course of her life. Although she was prevented from registering that day, Hamer refused to be intimidated. She became one of the nation's most influential voting rights leaders, helping organize communities, challenge systemic barriers, and inspire others to demand the rights they were promised.

Her story is a reminder that history is often shaped by ordinary people who choose to take one courageous step, even when the outcome is uncertain.

08/26/2026

Support our endorsed candidates.

RSVP: https://www.missiformo.com/canvass-kickoff-springfield

08/26/2026

Good Luck!

Bethany Mann For Congress is committed to protecting reproductive rights and ensuring more women have a voice in government. She has our support this cycle.

08/25/2026

Juliana Stratton has spent her career expanding opportunity and advocating for women and families. She has our endorsement for the U.S. Senate. 💜✨

08/24/2026

You can't be what you can't see.

"Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have found that when women candidates run for office, the adolescent girls who see them are more likely to vote when they’re of age to do so."

What we do MATTERS. Running for office MATTERS. I've talked to NWPC members who've said they've been inspired to get into politics because they've seen other women, women like them, who've run for office. Running for office demonstrates that politics is FOR THEM.

A new study reveals that when adolescent girls see adult women engaging in the political process – especially by campaigning – they’re more likely to vote when they’re old enough.

08/24/2026

ICYMI: Columbia's City Council is all women! Our immediate past president, Teona McGhaw-Ward, spoke on the importance of having women in elected office and how hard it can be get women to run for office.

Columbia has joined a small group of cities with an all-female City Council, after Sharon Geuea Jones' Fourth Ward win.