• https://ncnw.org The National Council of Negro Women was founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune, child of slave parents, distinguished educator and government consultant. Mrs. Bethune saw the need for harnessing the power and extending the leadership of Black Women through a national organization. NCNW is an "organization of organizations", and serves as a clearinghouse for the activities of women. NCNW sponsors educational, economic, social cultural and scientific self-help projects nationally and in specific communities across the nation. NCNW is supported by 38 national affiliated organizations and 200 chartered community-based sections.

  • https://www.legalmomentum.org/sites/default/files/wwbor/wv-toolkit-nys.pdf

    Women continue to be undervalued and are regularly subjected to unfair treatment in the workplace. While women often accept these conditions as inevitable, it is important to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. ALL women—regardless of economic situation or immigration status—have certain legal rights.

  • https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution/
    Air pollution is perceived as a modern-day curse: a by-product of increasing urbanization and industrialization. It does, however, have a long and evolving history with interesting transitions in line with economic, technological and political change. This entry presents a global-level overview of air pollution: trends in emissions from historical through to the present day, the health and mortality burden and risk from air pollution, and discussion of some of the key correlations and determinants of the severity of pollution and its impacts.

  • https://www.edf.org/about
    Our people: We're one of the world's largest environmental organizations, with more than 2.5 million members and a staff of 700 scientists, economists, policy experts, and other professionals around the world. Our values: We believe prosperity and environmental stewardship must go hand in hand. We're optimists, because we have seen smart ideas make a huge difference. And we build strong partnerships across interests to ensure lasting success. Our focus: We address today's most urgent environmental challenges. Working in partnership with others, we focus where we're best positioned to help, based on our strengths.

  • https://www.legalmomentum.org/

    "Now Legal Defense and Education Fund" We secure equality and opportunity for women and girls with targeted litigation, innovative policy advocacy, and education in these five areas: