by Jennifer Jordan I came to this rather obscure subject of “women high altitude climbers” as any self-respecting journalist should …
by Zerlina Maxwell “I’m going to make it to the Olympics!” I shrieked as a knot formed in my throat …
By Peggy Miller Francke May 10, 2012 The multi-talented sports champion Eleonora Sears died four years before Title IX became …
by Marie Hardin When Title IX became law in 1972, it started a chain of events that have ultimately changed …
by Martha Burk Title IX has been a part of our body of law for 40 years, and it has …
By Cindy Cooper May 5, 2012 In 1892, suffragist and temperance leader Frances Elizabeth Willard had a truly wild idea: …
by Gabrielle Korn I have a question. Who decided that sports – competitive, complicated, labor-intensive, rules-driven – are fun? I don’t …
by Laura Pappano As a blogger and reader of women’s sports blogs, I’ve learned that one subject reliably spurs sharp …
by Molly M. Ginty Gathered in a circle on a rainbow of yoga mats, tucking braids, curls and dreadlocks into …
Featuring the poetry of Kathleen Aguero, Judith Barrington, Carolyn Martin, and Penelope Scambly Schott; Curated by Poetry Co-editor Judith Arcana. …
by Louise Melling April 15, 2012 For nearly two years, legislatures across the country have proposed and passed an unprecedented …
by Ariel Dougherty Forty years ago, at the same time that Title IX was passed by the federal government, Sheila Paige and …
by Mary Lou Greenberg April 10, 2012 When two Barnard college students arrived to escort patients into a New York …
by Lu Bailey This year, my 10 year-old told me that she wanted to try out for the cheerleading squad …
by Rachel Toor Because I never played sports, because I went with my feminist mother to 1970s rallies and women’s …
By Charlotte Taft April 3, 2012 As I write this, I’m not sure whether reproductive rights activists are in a …
by Chané Jones and The Feminist Press An exploration about sports soon reveals that it is about much more than …
by Lindsay Parks Pieper Renée Clarke towered over all of her competitors in the 1976 La Jolla tennis tournament. Aided …
By Ann Rose March 28, 2012 Since 1976 when the Hyde Amendment passed, I’ve been hopelessly annoyed with the pro-choice …
by Risa Isard It’s a Sunday night in June in 2007 and my best friends and I lie on the …
by Alex Channon Sex segregation in sports is so widely accepted that it is hardly ever discussed. But this outdated …
by Jane Schonberger Growing up in the ’70s, I loved watching the Olympics. As an athlete myself, I sat mesmerized …
by Mauricio Espinoza Jordan leaped to grab that ball as if nothing else in the world mattered, the way good …
The Art Perspective provides a visual and audio forum for artists to exhibit their art and present exciting responses to …
By Janna Frieman March 22, 2012 In January, a woman prematurely gave birth to twins in her cell within 24 …
by Tim Grainey The United States women’s national soccer team played to a television audience of 40 million in 1999, …
by Christine Stark I could say soccer saved me, but it wouldn’t be true. I saved myself, as a girl, …
by The Editors The convergence of two events this summer brings excitement and attention to women in sports — the …
by Susan J. Bandy As a former athlete and a graduate student in Sports Studies, I embraced feminism in the …
by Andrew D. Linden To watch his daughter, Angela, play quarterback in 2011, former National League Football quarterback Mark Rypien, …
By David Burress March 14, 2012 The right-wing anti-abortion movement’s every argument against abortion has a coherent pro-violent subtext. There …
by Laura A. Shamas The physically talented woman-competitor is an amazing feature of many timeless tales. She runs faster than …
By Sarah Morison March 8, 2012 In August 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unprecedented visit to the …
by Sunsara Taylor From November 26th, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO), the last abortion clinic left in Mississippi, will …
by Amanda Marcotte There can be no doubt now: this is a war on sex. More than most campaign seasons …
by Mary E. Plouffe Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs tells us that basic needs (food, shelter, safety) must be satisfied before higher …
by Juhu Thukral What will the next president mean for the way we live and pursue safety in our daily …
by The Editors OCT 15, 2012 We’ve just learned of efforts by the Hoshyar Foundation* to build a school for girls in Pakistan, …
by The Editors Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made international headlines (and garnered much admiration) last week when video of …
by Merle Hoffman, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief OCT 12, 2012 Congressman Joe Walsh says abortions never save women‘s lives. He’s wrong. Here’s …
by Merle Hoffman, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief After debating every major “right-to-life” leader in this country- including Jerry Falwell – I …
by Jennifer L. Pozner Two months. That’s how long it took for three high school girls to reverse a two-decade …
by Editors NEW YORK (September 12, 2012) – Between political convention battles, the war on women, and a pivotal presidential …
by Chris Lombardi SUSAN BROWNMILLER, author of Against of Our Will: Men, Women and Rape Quote: “She was the first radical …
by Jennifer Baumgardner Almost 15 years ago, I picked up my ringing phone and the voice on the other end …
by Merle Hoffman When the documentary “Saving Face” was awarded an Oscar this year, it was the first time many …
by Sunsara Taylor and David Gunn, Jr. Across the country, people are waking up to the state of emergency facing …
July 27, 2012 by Carolyn Gage The Internet is abuzz with the posthumous outing of astronaut Sally Ride. Everyone seems …
by The Editors July 26, 2012 This week, Washington is host to the 19th International AIDS Conference. It differed from …
by The Editors July 26, 2012 This week, Washington is host to the 19th International AIDS Conference. It differed from …
by Merle Hoffman July 25, 2012 Comparing fetuses to Jews in the gas chambers and or black American slaves is …
by Lula Belle July 24, 2012This past spring, something happened where I live, something perhaps unexpected in my adopted hometown …
You cannot open a paper or magazine (or their digital counterparts) lately and not read a story about an Olympian, …
by Bill Baird (In yesterday’s installment, pro-choice pioneer Bill Baird reported from the stages of the Right to Life Convention. …
by Bill Baird July 17, 2012 My wife Joni and I were the only ones protesting in front of the …
by Carolyn Gage June 28, 2012 As a playwright attempting to reclaim the lesbian lives of historic women athletes like …
by Mary Lou Greenberg On Tuesday, July 23rd, rallies on both coasts will kick off the month-long Abortion Rights Freedom …
by Chris Lombardi This weekend, Egyptian voters went to the polls despite what many were calling a ‘constitutional coup.’ On …
by Chris Lombardi General Gale Pollock, former Army Surgeon General, was blunt: “When a servicewoman becomes pregnant due to an …
by Yifat Susskind It’s been two years since the passing of Rhonda Copelon, a women’s human rights advocate and lawyer. …
by Elayne Clift Since the days of the goddess Athena, armed and shouting war cries, there have been female warriors. …
By Gwen Deely May 24, 2012 My life aquatic was in full swing before I was born. Evidently I was …
By Avory Faucette May 21, 2012 As the Summer 2012 Olympics in London gear up, the media will be presenting …
by Jennifer Jordan I came to this rather obscure subject of “women high altitude climbers” as any self-respecting journalist should …
by Zerlina Maxwell “I’m going to make it to the Olympics!” I shrieked as a knot formed in my throat …
by Marie Hardin When Title IX became law in 1972, it started a chain of events that have ultimately changed …
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