Celebrating Rad Philly Women and their Allies

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
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Ali Velshi On Women Being Accused of Murder for Having a Miscarriage

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member discusses the threat women face as prosecutions for miscarriage, the most common pregnancy complication, ramp up

By Ali Velshi
The Citizen Updates

Philly Joy Bank

The program is designed to give pregnant women and new mothers $1,000 per month for 18 months, no strings attached. Here’s how it’s faring — and what it could mean for future generations of Philadelphia parents and babies

By Jessica Blatt Press

Girls Just Wanna Make Friends

How a Philadelphia newcomer’s crafting club became a Philly community for hundreds of 20-somethings

By Diemmy Dang
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Becoming You with Suzy Welch

The bestselling author, professor and commentator offered a pathway to success in life and career at a Citizen event this week

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Finding the Next Shirley Chisolm

Center 1968 is a nonprofit dedicated to training Black women not only to run for office, but to shape policies, advocate for change, and represent

By Jessica Blatt Press

Who are this Year’s Raddest Philadelphians?

The Citizen teams up with Rad Girls’ Leah Kauffman to celebrate the women and allies who make Philly a rad place to live

By Courtney DuChene
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Ellen Yin on Leadership as a Collective Act

The celebrated restaurateur won the Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Paradigm Award for women. Here’s what she credits for her success

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Ali Velshi On Losing Abortion Rights, Losing Gay Marriage

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member connects the dots between stripping women of bodily autonomy and stripping civil rights from LGBTQ+ Americans

By Ali Velshi
Citizen of the Week

Your Friendly Neighborhood Women’s Health Influencer

Main Line OB-GYN Karen Tang has almost 700,000 followers for her must-watch, science-based and hilarious TikToks and IG takes on reproductive health

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy