Women and Girls – Page 117

Why Many Older Women Are Getting Pap Tests They Don’t Need

Women over 65 are being screened for cervical cancer in diminishing numbers. But some are reluctant to give up the tests.

By Paula Span

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Frances Hesselbein, Progressive Leader of the Girl Scouts, Dies at 107

Widely cited as a model of leadership, she took the scouts out of “the Betty Crocker era,” halting a membership decline and recruiting minority girls.

By Richard Sandomir

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Billie Moore, Coach of Champions in Women’s Basketball, Dies at 79

She was the first coach to lead two different schools to titles in the 1970s, when the women’s college game was new and struggling.

By Richard Goldstein

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In the World of Wrestling, a Heavy Hitter Steps Into the Ring

The owner of the Los Angeles Lakers believes WOW — Women of Wrestling can be an engine of female empowerment. Her performers, known as “superheroes,” are breaking new ground in the historically male-centric space.

By Joshua Needelman