Tomgram: Barbara Ehrenreich, Welcome to the Women's Movement 2.0

No group with a major stake in health-care reform has seen as many peaks and valleys this year as women's health activists. After pressuring lawmakers and rolling out initiatives like the "Being a Woman Is Not a Pre-Existing Condition" campaign, they scored three significant victories when the House of Representatives released its health bill in late October. The draft legislation included language that would eliminate the discriminatory practice of "gender rating," block companies from deeming C-sections and domestic violence "pre-existing conditions," and require employers to pay for maternity care.