Women of Note
Eliminating the Statute of Limitations for Rape and Related Crimes in California
SB 813 will ensure justice for victims and survivors of felony sexual offenses by allowing the indefinite criminal prosecution of rape, sodomy, lewd or lascivious acts, continuous sexual abuse of a child, oral copulation, and sexual penetration. Existing California law presently generally limits the prosecution of a felony sexual offense to only 10 years after the offense is committed, unless DNA evidence is found which then offers a victim additional time. According to the US Department of Justice, only two in 100 rapists will be convicted of a felony and spend any time in prison. The other 98 percent will never be punished for their crime. more »
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War, A Documentary by Ken Burns
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War is an account of a daring rescue mission that occurred on the precipice of World War II. It tells the story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, a Unitarian minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to multiple life-threatening missions in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped to save hundreds of imperiled political dissidents and Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi occupation across Europe. more »
Abstract Painter Alma Thomas Work Resonates With Vibrant Color, Dense Paint and Energetic Pattern
Featuring more than fifty paintings and works on paper spanning all phases of the artist's evolving practice, Alma Thomas will offer the first comprehensive overview in almost two decades of this singular artist's achievement. "For many years a teacher by profession, she continues to teach us through her example about the possibilities of art and of African-American life. We are extraordinarily proud that the Studio Museum can now introduce a new generation of viewers to her work." more »
"A Whole New Dimension to Immune Therapy": Getting a More Robust Immune Reaction Against a Tumor
In recent years, cancer therapies that activate the body's own immune system to destroy tumors have improved the odds against some cancers, including formerly incurable skin cancers like that afflicting former President Jimmy Carter. But the immunotherapies currently available only activate one arm of the multi-pronged immune system — the adaptive immune system — and aren't always effective. more »