10,000 Women Louisiana

09/04/2026

Remembering Gloria Steinem….

09/04/2026

Gloria was a truth teller about the need for rights for women. She believed in equality for women. She made a difference, she listened to the stories of women and helped bring more rights to women. She was a trailblazer who lifted the voices of women all over the country and the world…. She believed in women and shared their stories, helped build their power and connect with women across the lines of race and class. Respect….

08/29/2026

Dolly says to get out there and do something! Let’s listen to Dolly!

08/27/2026

We need to understand our past… and be prepared for our future. We live in dangerous times.

08/19/2026

We have to do more for child care in Louisiana.

The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government's main source of funding to help low-income families pay for childcare, serves over 1.6 million children in a typical month.

08/19/2026

Louisiana needs to care for our children and families. More improvement is needed in child welfare services. Advocacy and being present at the legislature matters. 10,000 Women is your source for state policy.

Louisiana’s child welfare agency says it’s making progress. Lawmakers are skeptical. bit.ly/45wSP9T

Officials from Louisiana’s child welfare agency told a state senate committee they had made strides in reducing the heavy caseloads that have long plagued DCFS. They faced hours of questions from state lawmakers, who also raised concerns about payments to foster parents and a decision to put state office employees back in the field.

08/19/2026

Immigration is an issue that we all need to be paying attention to in Louisiana. Be aware of what is going on…. Read this article. The cruelty is the point…

That it's happening in the shadows doesn't make it less of a moral blight.

08/19/2026

Women need to understand the power of their vote!

On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, prohibiting the denial of the right to vote on the basis of s*x. The Library holds the records and library collection of the National Woman’s Party, which was instrumental in getting the legislation passed.

This collection includes hundreds of digitized photographs, showing party members, picket lines and protests. Explore the collection. ⬇️
https://www.loc.gov/collections/women-of-protest/about-this-collection/?loclr=fbloc

Image: Photograph of Alison Turnbull Hopkins with banner, "Mr. President How long must women wait for liberty," picketing for suffrage outside White House gate. January 30, 1917. Photograph published in "The Suffragist."

08/07/2026

Please call Sen. Bill Cassidy—vote NO on Todd Blanche Attorney General (202) 224-5824