[3] Ramshaw graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University in 2003 with a double major in journalism and American history.

[4] After announcing their departure from The Texas Tribune in December 2019,[5] Ramshaw and co-founder Amanda Zamora introduced their new venture, The 19th*, in January 2020.

The asterisk used in the stylized name (The 19th*) is intended to serve as a visible reminder that millions of people, including women of color, were excluded from the ballot box for generations.

[7] Ramshaw said she first thought about creating a national newsroom that would report on gender, politics and policy in 2016, telling USA TODAY, "The idea first entered my head when I was on maternity leave with my daughter.

[3] Hartstein is an Emmy and Independent Spirit Award-winning feature film producer of documentary, fiction and commercials, whose credits include Sister Aimee (2019), The Sensitives (2018), Where Soldiers Come From (2011), P.O.V.