PROVIDENCE, R.I — Maybe the "Year of the Woman" began in Rhode Island with the take-down of old school Democrat Joe DeLorenzo from the Rhode Island Democratic Party hierarchy, and maybe it began when South County Rep. Teresa Tanzi went public with her own #MeToo moment.Whenever it began, it ended after the late-Saturday night close of this year's legislative session, with this lament by state Rep.
R.i. Women's Issues Get Left Behind
Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 7:13pm
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Topics: Rhode Island Providence County Providence
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