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Donald Trump
stated on November 3, 2016 a speech in Jacksonville, Fla.

"I have tremendous support from women."

By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate

The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked."

By Jon Greenberg • October 20, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate

Says after Hillary Clinton helped a man accused of raping a 12-year-old, "she's seen laughing on two separate occasions, laughing at the girl who was raped."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2016

Snapchat
stated on June 30, 2016 a snapchat

"90% of rural women and 55% of all women are illiterate" in Morocco.

By Joseph Cariz • July 14, 2016

Wendy Davis
stated on March 14, 2016 an interview with Texas Monthly

"Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law."

By Eleanor Dearman • May 27, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.

"Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2015

Carly Fiorina
stated on October 28, 2015 the third Republican presidential debate

"92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women."

By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2015

Ora Houston
stated on September 8, 2015 an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget

"HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin."

By Mary Ann Roser • October 2, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 a Meet the Press interview

"Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."

By Will Cabaniss • August 10, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on July 17, 2015 a meme on Facebook

"House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 28, 2015

Rebecca Quigley
stated on May 14, 2015 a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.

"Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 31, 2015

Bishop Thomas Tobin
stated on January 22, 2015 a newspaper column

"Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood."

By Katie Mulvaney • March 2, 2015

Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary

"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014

Moms Rising
stated on August 5, 2014 a tweet

"Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States."

By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2014

Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 10, 2014 a press conference

The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal."

By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on April 5, 2014 a campaign email

Says Gov. Scott Walker’s repeal of a 2009 law has left Wisconsin as "one of five states without an equal pay law protecting women from gender discrimination in their paycheck."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 13, 2014

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 19, 2014 an email

A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans "could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims" who get an abortion.

February 9, 2014

Rand Paul
stated on January 26, 2014 an interview with CNN

"Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.

By Steve Contorno • January 28, 2014

Carly Fiorina
stated on January 12, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"

"Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women."

By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2014

NH AFL-CIO
stated on September 27, 2013 a tweet

Says Maggie Hassan is the only female governor in the country.

By Jim Haddadin • September 27, 2013

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