Renee David is a successful journalist who forthrightly calls herself a feminist. She’s a political radical, a Jewish woman who …
As the U.S. Supreme Court was listening to lofty legal arguments about teenager’s rights to abortion without parental consent or …
by Denise Selleck As a superstitious person, I would never have started this project had I realized that it was …
by Jill Benderly Margaret Sanger certainly led the struggle for birth control. In the process, she also set the course …
by Janice Raymond To argue for fetal status and rights is much more winnable than to argue for women on …
by Eleanor J. Bader “It’s history we’re viewing and people respond to the photos because the women have had such …
by Joan Dunayer Just as sexist language demeans women, speciesist language denigrates non-human animals “A noun is a person, place, …
by Merle Hoffman I have an old friend who lives in North Miami. She’s bright, solidly middle class, married and …
by Betsy Swart There are nearly 10 million addicts in the United States today but only about 338,000 slots in …
by Mary Lou Greenberg On June 25, 1990 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can require teenaged women to …
by Eleanor J. Bader Ask Ruth Caplan what individuals can do to protect the environment and her eyes light up, …
by Irene Davall Donna Jean pulled into the parking lot as her dashboard clock clicked over to 7:10. The lot …
by Fred Pelka Judith Daire began therapy in 1971 with a psychiatrist who ended sessions with “a light embrace, and …
by Karen Jan Stults Women committed to a cause, especially one being fought at the grassroots level, are often labeled …
by Merle Hoffman “It was the prison that had proved the best school. A more painful, but a more vital, …
by Merle Hoffman I am going to miss Ronald Reagan. Miss him in places of personal history and political passion. …
by Major Carlos Wilson To date, U.S. arms sales and military aid to Morocco have amounted to just under $2 …
by Phyllis Chesler “Two things moved me: The experience of seeing secular and assimilated women —who may not otherwise have …
by Ann Near A cocktail party, conversation soon after Reagan’s ascension revealed that even my Democratic/Liberal colleagues were swept up …
I am going to miss Ronald Reagan. Miss him in places of personal history and political passion. Miss him in …
It seemed to have happened quietly, quickly, very subtly. It was there, overshadowing everything else, demanding immediate attention – The …
by Merle Hoffman “I love your enemies because they drive you to my arms for comfort” -Edna St. Vincent Millay …
by Marjorie Swann My first arrest was for picketing in front of the British Embassy in support of freedom for …
by Merle Hoffman learned about paddings accidentally many years ago. It was in a time before my consciousness was raised. …
by Merle Hoffman The question came at me from left field. It was raining, cold and very early in the …
OTI: How did Andrea Dworkin become Andrea Dworkin? AD: I come from a family with strong political principles and deep …
by Barbara Santee, Ph.D IDS and reproductive rights. Many people do not see the connection between the two issues, but …
by Congresswoman Pat Schroeder “They get about as much sympathy as an 83-pound woman who is trying to gain weight. We …
by Carol Leigh As a prostitute and activist, I am deeply disturbed by the current and proposed legislation establishing mandatory …
by Mahin Hassibi, M.D. My name is Michael Ross. I’m a condemned man on Connecticut’s death row,” began the unsolicited …
by Merle Hoffman MH: How did you achieve your level of political consciousness and activism? PK: One of my mottos is that …
Merle Hoffman Interviews Kate Millett “There is an enormous psychic rocket effect with coming out .. .you’ve broken the last …
Interview by Roberta Kalechofky How a 15-Year-Old Woman Turned A School System Upside Down “…the silence of the students is …
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