A Conversation with Anne Applebaum and Katie Couric: The State of American Democracy

I

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT

I

Defending Women's Rights

Enabling women to have access to healthcare and to feel safe in their homes is crucial in ensuring that women have control over their own bodies and their futures.

Issues We Care About

Why It Matters

Right To Choose
Domestic Violence

Take Action To Defend Women's Rights

Learn With Us

Upcoming Event Calendar

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT

BigTentUSA  is thrilled to have back Pulitzer Prize–winning author and esteemed historian Anne Applebaum under the tent in conversation [...]

Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 7:00 pm EDT

BigTent is pleased to host a conversation featuring Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) and MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes. This conversation [...]

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 7:00 pm EDT

Join us for a riveting discussion with two of the most influential voices in media and politics: PBS NewsHour’s [...]

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT

BigTent is thrilled to bring back Vote Forward! We welcome Executive Director, Yasmin Radjy to the tent. We will [...]

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 7:00 pm EDT

Join us for a critical conversation  as we delve into the profound impact of right-wing media on our democratic [...]

Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 7:00 pm EDT

BigTent is thrilled to host MSNBC’s legal expert Barbara McQuade on TUESDAY, June 4 at 7Pm ET.  McQuade will [...]

Read More About Defending Women's Rights

Resources to Read, Watch, and Listen

Get Ready To Vote
w/ BigTentVotes ✔

Our Other Issues

Learn about BigTent’s focus areas and how you can take action today!

The Problem

Erosion of Women's Right To Choose

Women’s reproductive rights are being increasingly threatened as many states across the country are implementing restrictive legislation that limits women’s ability to make their own healthcare choices These limitations can disproportionately affect low-income women, women of color, and women living in rural areas.

What Can You Do?

Scroll down for Actions, Events, and more information about Defending Women’s Rights.

57% – or 6 in 10 – of US adults disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion and that abortion laws can be set by states.
0 %

The Problem

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another.

What Can You Do?

Scroll down for Actions, Events, and more information about Defending Women’s Rights.

01

IN FOUR WOMEN

1 in 4 women experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking.