by Patricia Lynden The House Committee on UnAmerican Activities (HUAC) had been in existence since 1937, but it was not …
by Merle Hoffman It was one of those defining moments: I am watching the finals of the Miss USA pageant …
by Eleanor J. Bader “All I ever wanted to do was write,” says 39-year-old National Book Award nominee Melissa Fay …
by Paola D’Ellesio Although I didn’t realize it at the time, for me the destructive, generational, abusive cycle that was …
By Eleanor J. Bader We’ve come a long way in examining the mother-daughter relationship but still need to examine the …
and the Militant Mothers of East LA. By Betsy Swart Latina women demand a safe environment for their children My …
By Fred Pelka It was obvious to me at the police station that I was held in contempt because I …
by Beatrice Levin WHEN COMPASSION WAS THE ONLY MEDICINE From earliest times, women have nursed the sick and cared for …
By Elayne Clift Women from around the world meet in Florida to challenge the powers that be. QUOTABLE QUOTES “If …
By Patricia Lynden A radical defense lawyer describes her deep commitment to justice and why she went to prison to …
by Betsy Swart Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is a pioneer in the campaign for civil rights in the North of Ireland. …
by John W. Bartlett “The Indonesians set fire to the dwellings of East Timorese… When [they] protested, the Indonesians turned …
by Neal Barnard, M.D In 1991, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine commissioned a survey asking how many women were …
by Elaine Clift hen Suzanne Hadley said “no” to her boss last year, “it seemed like the most natural thing …
by Barbara Bolz A large woman clutches a ragged teddy bear to her chest. An older woman caresses the arm …
by Susan Bristol-Howard Sixteen years ago Ellen Moore traveled to California to visit friends and recover from a painful divorce. …
by Jill Benderly PRAGUE — I’m in the waiting room of Czechoslovakia’s Royal Palace, a lavender Baroque edifice perched above …
by Shannon Moon Leonetti I don’t spend as much time in the restaurant actually serving and cooking like I used …
by Eleanor Bader One word comes to mind after a few minutes in the company of Jane Lazarre: Intense. She …
by Merle Hoffman Ihave this fantasy. It’s a variation on that wonderful scene in the movie “Network,” when the eccentric, …
by Elayne Clift FOOD IRRADIATION [SHOULD BE SEEN FOR WHAT IT] IS, AN UNSCRUPULOUS ATTEMPT TO FIND A COMMERCIAL USE …
by Irene Davall Jill was four months pregnant when she and Alex arrived in The Bahamas for a winter vacation. …
by Fred Pelka “For generations our institutions, and our parents, have warned us and shamed us away from our wildness …
As told by Leslie Webster and written by Ginna D. Rose I first heard about the women’s Peace Camp at …
by Christine Keyser The spirit of Mother Jones lives on today in the backwoods of Northern California. The North Coast’s …
by Marjorie Cramer, M.D. I sat on the Amtrak train taking me from New York City to Philadelphia. Every movement …
by Patricia Golan The only time in 15 years of marriage my husband ever hit me was the first time …
by Jill Benderly Q: Why is a bikini like a doughnut? A: Because they’re both new contraceptives about to come on the …
by M. Robbyn Swan Barbara, 42, is lying in the middle of the living room floor in a pool of …
by Merle Hoffman rowing up in Philadelphia in the 1950s was a special kind of wasteland. a time when one’s …
by Eleanor J. Bader Writer Suzanne Gordon is a woman with a mission. Fiery though soft-spoken, angry yet pleasant, she …
by Diana Russell Mass killings were considered gender-neutral before Lepine’s frenzied shooting of “fucking feminists” This is one person’s account …
by Fred Pelka Five months after Mark Stanton Curtis was arrested in Des Moines on charges of sexual abuse and …
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