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The Year of Women’s Activism: Marches, Phone Banks, Postcards, More

From left, Lori Barnett, Joni Novotnak and Cathy Schoener speak with Karen Pietrantonio over Skype during dinner at the Blue Cactus in Bethlehem, Penn., Oct. 23, 2018. A surge in activism has redefined “women’s issues” and deepened the gender divide between the parties. The women spent the evening making phone calls on behalf of Susan Wild, the Democratic candidate challenging Republican Marty Nothstein for a seat in the U.S. House. (Tracie Van Auken/The New York Times)