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Feminism

Sex, Politics, and Psychology

by Raymond Rakow, M.D. The hallmark of any oppressive ideology is domination and subordination, viewed from a societal as well as …

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Burrows, Vinie

Outsiders In Their Own Land; Apartheid in South Africa and New Caledonia

by Vinie Burrows It is not an exaggeration to say that there can be no successful liberation struggle without the …

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Earth

Metaphors of Nature: Vivisection and Pornography – The Manichean Machine

by Roberta Kalechofsky ‘The body has a sense of honor as well as the soul.” – Thomas Mann Metaphors about …

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Editorial

The New Crusaders

by Merle Hoffman have always worn a lot of black, even when it was out of fashion. Perhaps it was …

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Feminism

The Crusade of Karen Thompson

by Merle Hoffman For Karen Thompson, the personal has indeed become the political; and for someone like Karen – a …

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Hoffman, Merle

The Danger from Within & Out, When not following a doctor’s orders may result in criminal prosecution

by Merle Hoffman Pamela Raie Steward Monson is a 27-year-old woman from San Diego, California, who has the dubious honour …

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Abortion

Abortion and the Monk’s Mistress

by Irene Davall Early in the 13th Century there lived a monk whose mistress got pregnant. It must have been …

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Editorial

Two Faces of Motherhood

by Merle Hoffman It was the pots and pans that finally activated me. I had followed the case for days …

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Anderson, Melody

The Invisible Woman

by Melody Anderson and Leora Magler In midlife. according to the Harvard Medical School Mental Health Letter, women experience more …

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Hoffman, Merle

AIDS IS A WOMEN’S ISSUE

by Merle Hoffman An ON THE ISSUES Exclusive Interview with an Introduction by Dr. Mathilde Krim, Co-Chair American Foundation for …

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Activism and Politics in the US

WARNING: Women’s Magazines Can Be Dangerous To Your Health!

by Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D As a result of sweeping changes in social forces during this century, cigarette smoking has …

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Holtzman, Elizabeth

Rape and Child Sex Abuse

by Elizabeth Holtzman The pain and horror of sexual assault touches women of all ages, all colors, all classes, and …

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Earth

INTO YOUR HANDS ARE THEY DELIVERED:
A MEDITATION ON RIGHTS-TWO KINDS OR ONE?

by Julia Piggin In Circe, Giovanni Battista Gelli’s famous 16th century series of fantasy-philosophical essays in the form of dialogues …

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Abortion

Quiet Heroines

by Merle Hoffman November, 1985 did not come quietly for me. It was a month of immersion in violence and …

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Editorial

LOVE AND DEATH ON 86

by Merle Hoffman I am overhearing a phone conversation – the tone of the speaker is intimate – concerned – …

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Race

FLO KENNEDY and IRENE DAVALL: Forever Activists

by Merle Hoffman With Volume V, On the Issues is pleased to welcome two contributing editors: Florence Kennedy and Irene …

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Editorial

Medical E.R.A.

by Merle Hoffman It was Mother’s Day and the son of William Schroeder was responding to repeated questions on David …

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Our Bodies

A Quiet Revolution

by Lila A. Wallis, MD A quiet revolution has been taking place in American medical schools during the last decade. …

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Our Bodies

Dr Freud Was Wrong! A Re-Evaluation of Depression in Women

by Alexandra Symonds, M.D. “Blue, sad, morose, down” – just a few of the words used to describe depression, a …

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Editorial

On The Issues

by Merle Hoffman In the cheaper stores, it’s much more obvious – Sometimes there’s a big sign announcing that everything …

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Editorial

A CONVERSATION: The Rev. Beatrice Blair and Merle Hoffman

by Merle Hoffman The Rev. Beatrice Blair has served as Executive Director of National NARAL and as chair of its …

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Editorial

FLO KENNEDY and IRENE DAVALL: Forever Activists

by Merle Hoffman With Volume V, On the Issues is pleased to welcome two contributing editors: Florence Kennedy and Irene …

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Apuzzo, Virginia

Lesbian Health Care: The Forgotten Area of Medicine

by Virginia Apuzzo Lesbian health care, in the course of the past fifteen years, has progressed from a state of …

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Violence

When Someone You Love “Does That” To You: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

by Oralee Wachter Child sexual abuse. Incest. Just a few years ago these were words hidden deep in the closet. …

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Activism and Politics in the US

An Update on Baby Jane Doe

In On the Issues Vol. II, Merle Hoffman wrote of “Baby Jane Doe,” an infant born with severe multiple handicaps, …

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Activism and Politics in the US

NOT ALL WOMEN ARE FOR WOMEN

The National Women’s Coalition, a group of some 70 business and professional women, has been assembled by the Republican National …

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Abortion

Abortion’s silent constituency

by Merle Hoffman She must have been in her mid-40s. The lines and depressions in her face testified to a …

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Osofsky, Howard J

PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROMES

by Howard J. Osofsky, M.D., Ph.D. Although pre-menstrual tension was first described in 1931. only in recent years has there …

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1983 Volume 1, Fall

Falwell Meets Hoffman

The Rev. Jerry Falwell, founder of The Moral Majority, leader of Liberty Baptist, a Christian fundamentalist college in Lynchburg, Va.. …

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Our Bodies

AIDS ALERT

Responding to the steadily growing need to provide the public with up-to-date information on AIDS, the N.Y. City Department of …

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Abortion

Politicized by Henry Hyde

by Merle Hoffman I remember it distinctly the point in time when I became political: it was summer, 1976, and …

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