A U.S. woman granted asylum in the Netherlands because she couldn't be protected from domestic violence is suddenly in the spotlight after quietly living underground. She faces charges in Minnesota and fears she will lose custody of her son.

At this week's world summit, advocates will call for billions to reduce maternal mortality. After 40 years of stagnation, efforts are mounting against the leading killer of young women in developing nations, but the U.S. is far from the front lines.

A family court activist in Michigan is training volunteers to observe family courts. The goal is to reform a system that many women who lose custody consider unjust. Latest story in our "Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses" series.

The ranks of poor single mothers have grown since the 1996 welfare overhaul that weakened their safety net, and 30 percent now live with neither job income nor public assistance. Third in "The Memo" series on the status of U.S. women.

The media latched on to a Massachusetts high school "pregnancy pact," cooing with young mothers-to-be while clucking over high teen pregnancy rates. But the real story was about cuts in preventive programs and a lack of reproductive care for teens.

Jane Eisner took over as editor of the Forward in June, becoming the first woman to run the 111-year-old Jewish progressive newspaper. When asked what kind of mark she'd like to make, she looks back to the paper's activist heyday.

Shirley Q. Liquor is a blackface act that may be the most obvious target for women's media activists. But many say their aim should go throughout U.S. pop culture and include hip hop and Eddie Murphy's "Norbit."

Maternal health is usually defined as the period of pregnancy and six months after it. But health activists for black women relate it to the holistic experience--and stresses--of women in their communities. First in a series on black maternal health.

In July, American Lawyer rates major firms for the free legal aid they offer. For the second year, Women's eNews surveyed last year's five top firms to see what they did in the way of "pro bono feminae."

In "Make Mine a Million" contests, female entrepreneurs pitch business plans for reaching and surpassing the million-dollar revenue mark, where male-owned businesses predominate.

If Democrats take back the White House, a U.S. restriction on overseas family planning aid should be lifted. Meantime, Carol Roye says, watch out for a domestic version of the "global gag rule" in the Bush administration's final days.

Increasing numbers of infertile people have been using surrogacy to have children. But it's expensive, and a tougher economy and tighter credit market are pushing it further out of reach for those with middle incomes.

Seven who are snapping at the heels of Hillary Clinton are featured in a new documentary narrated by girls ages 9 through 12. The tweens' focus is their need to know why a woman has yet to be a U.S. president.

Being an ex-pat often leaves people feeling torn from their roots. But Paola Fornari says her own upheaval was alleviated by simple folk dances from around the world that she learned to perform in a circle with other women.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice moderated a U.N. Security Council debate on a U.S. resolution on wartime rape and led a second session on Zimbabwe, calling for more international pressure on President Mugabe.

Latina Democratic legislators skipped a meeting with Barack Obama on Tuesday and last week several women's rights leaders felt slighted by the campaign. But the party's nominee is also scoring points with some female constituencies.

From Fox News to vicious Internet rumors the media is turning Michelle Obama into the new female campaign target. But Sandra Kobrin says news watchers and the Obama campaign are hustling to her defense.