by Jennifer Baumgardner Just over eight years ago, I decided to make a T-shirt that said “I had an abortion.” …
by Amanda Marcotte As a journalist who specializes in reproductive health, I have the unique opportunity to meet a variety …
by Susan Elizabeth Davis On a bleak December day in 1979, I had an epiphany: I would write a pro-choice …
By Erika M. Staub RN, PHN and Jacqui R. Quetal RN, FNP February 28, 2012 Nurses are trusted professionals, and …
by Margie Kelly Abortion opponents long ago slapped their brand on the fetus, parading giant graphic images of fetuses in …
by Jasmine Burnett The Black feminist group, the Combahee River Collective, described its beginnings by saying: “It was our experience and disillusionment …
by Priscilla Smith While watching the totally hip video of the Orthodox Reggae beat rapper Matisyahu’s song Miracle, I began to …
By Judith Arcana February 16, 2012 Im a Jane. Another Jane said when she heard me use the past tense …
by Jeannie Ludlow “You know, illegal abortions aren’t all bad.” A few years ago, I found myself saying this to …
by Justine Goodman I am the daughter of a woman who wrote in 1970 that “involuntary motherhood is slavery.” That …
by Faith Pennick The debate over reproductive choice continues to burn, even with a pro-choice president currently in the White …
by Andrea Plaid I’m not an aberration because I’m a childless, employed, divorced, college-educated Black cisgender woman — regardless of what the …
by Sarah Flint Erdreich I was 13 years old during the anti-choice “Summer of Mercy” in 1991 when anti-choice activists …
by Susie Day Dear Western Civilization – My name is Mary. Not Mary of Had-a-Little-Lamb fame. Holy Mary. Or, if …
By Sara Benincasa February 9, 2012 I’m a comedian, not a scientist or another type of professional smart person, so …
by Eleanor J. Bader When retired clinic owner Patricia Baird-Windle contacted me in 1998 and invited me to collaborate with …
by The Editors “Abortion is a matter of the heart,” the late Dr. George Tiller once said. “For until we …
by Barbara Santee I am 74 years old. When I was 18, I had an illegal abortion that nearly killed …
By Rev. Debra W. Haffner February 2, 2012 I have been an advocate for safe and legal abortion for more …
by The Editors A new study puts another face on women’s reproductive decision-making during an economic downturn. It indicates that …
by Mary Lou Greenberg I remember the first time I heard about Medical Students for Choice. I don’t remember the …
by Lori Adelman In 1970, something electrifying filled the air in New York. Feminist organizing was in high gear. Betty …
By Linda Weber January 26, 2012 Imagine the whole universe — the vast expanse of reality in which all things …
The Art Perspective provides a visual and audio forum for artists to exhibit their art and present exciting responses to …
By Marge Piercy An embryo is precious;a woman is a vessel. A fertilized egg is a person;a woman is indentured …
by Aram A. Schvey What’s chutzpah? Until December 2011, I would have deferred to the classic definition in Leo Rosten’s The …
by Ayesha Chatterjee and Judy Norsigian As current staff members at Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS), an organization that has advanced …
By Gabrielle Korn January 20, 2012 It’s no secret that the United States is in the midst of a War …
by Carol Mason A new anti-abortion DVD is being distributed on America’s campuses. It is called 180 to suggest that society has …
by Corinne A. Carey Our nation’s health care system is in a period of rapid and dramatic change, and the …
by Carol Downer If working in the abortion movement for over 40 years qualifies me to gaze into my crystal …
By Sunsara Taylor January 18, 2012 The first time I stood up for abortion rights was back in 1994 in …
By Manis Rayles January 18, 2012 I am a believer. If I had to name my religion, it would be …
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 The Editors NEW YORK | The convergence of two events this summer brings excitement and attention to women in …
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 Jennifer Baumgardner Just over eight years ago, I decided to make a T-shirt that said “I had an abortion.” …
by Amanda Marcotte As a journalist who specializes in reproductive health, I have the unique opportunity to meet a variety …
by Susan Elizabeth Davis On a bleak December day in 1979, I had an epiphany: I would write a pro-choice …
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