Women's Life
Michele Shackelford, editor
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Inspirational
women of Hawai‘i:
Olena Rubin keeps busy with college, TV shows
Olena Rubin, Miss Hawai‘i 2005 and host
of the popular local television show Countdown Hawai‘i,
is not the stereotypical pageant queen. She is not only a daughter,
a friend, and a student, but a volunteer who believes in the
value of community service.[More]
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HPU student and Miss Hawai‘i 2005,
Olena Rubin
Courtesy Olena Rubin
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S. Dakota Abortion Law
In March, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds signed
a bill banning nearly all abortions in the state. On Nov. 7,
South Dakota voters rejected the law. [More]
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Self-defense devices for women
On a recent screening of Law and Order Special
Victims Unit, Marisa Hargitay’s character, Oliva Benson,
a detective in New York City’s SVU, quoted a mind-blowing
statistic: half a million women are raped every year. [More]
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Stun guns, tear gas and pepper spray, and personal alarms
are just some of the devices available to women.
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