For over three decades, 80-year-old widow Bimla Devi has been struggling to claim sustenance after the martyrdom of her only ...

Prior to my husband’s death, I had an admittedly juvenile vision of what a widow looks like. When I closed my eyes and pictured a widow, two images came to mind. The first was a very old lady ...

Widows are cast out. Their possessions, their land, and even their children can be taken from them. Photographer Amy Toensing, with a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ...

Stacy Francis is CEO of Francis Financial, in New York City, and author of Financial Help for Widows: A Complete Resource Guide. I spoke with Francis about the steps widows need to take right away ...